Guide to installation and use of valves

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Published date

31-10-1985

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one. General
1.1 Scope
Section two. Service and environmental considerations
2.1 Fluid
2.2 Pressure-temperature rating
2.3 Layout and siting
2.4 Bending strength
2.5 Fire-tested
2.6 Pressure surge and cycling
2.7 Throttling
2.8 Flow coefficients
2.9 Effects of temperature
2.10 Trapped pressure
2.11 Corrosion
2.12 Stem sealing
2.13 Cryogenic services
2.14 Operating effort
2.15 Vibration
Section three. Storage and handling
3.1 General
3.2 Handling
3.3 Storage
Section four. Installation
4.1 General
4.2 Inspection
4.3 Threaded valve/pipe assembly
4.4 Flanged joint assembly
4.5 Weld joint assembly
4.6 Testing and adjustment
Section five. Operation and maintenance
5.1 General
5.2 Operation of manual valves
5.3. Operation of power actuated valves
5.4 Quarter turn valves
5.5 Noise
5.6 Maintenance

Provides guidance on the handling, storage, installation and operation and maintenance of valves. It applies particularly for valves for use in petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries and also for valves used for general purposes.

This British Standard provides important guidance on the handling, storage, installation, and operation and maintenance of valves.

This standard applies to the installation and use of valves complying with the following valve product standards:

BS 1414	BS 5152	BS 5157	BS 5351
BS 1868	BS 5153	BS 5158	BS 5352
BS 1873	BS 5154	BS 5159	BS 5353
BS 5150	BS 5155	BS 5160	BS 6364
BS 5151	BS 5156	BS 5163

NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	PSE/18/1
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 84/72775 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

BS 7350:1990	Specification for double regulating globe valves and flow measurement devices for heating and chilled water systems
BS 5154:1991	Specification for copper alloy globe, globe stop and check, check and gate valves
BS 5353:1989	Specification for steel plug valves
BS 5155:1984	Specification for butterfly valves
BS 5158:1989	Specification for cast iron plug valves

BS 5154:1983	Specification for copper alloy globe, globe stop and check, check and gate valves
BS 5163:1974	Specification for double flanged cast iron wedge gate valves for waterworks purposes
BS 5151:1974	Specification for cast iron gate (parallel slide) valves for general purposes
BS 5153:1974	Specification for cast iron check valves for general purposes
BS 5159:1974	Specification for cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for general purposes
BS 1873:1975	Specification for steel globe and globe stop and check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends) for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries
BS 5158(1975) : LATEST	SPECIFICATION FOR CAST IRON PLUG VALVES
BS 6364:1984	Specification for valves for cryogenic service
BS 5150:1974	Specification for cast iron wedge and double disk gate valves for general purposes
BS 5351(1976) : LATEST
BS 5353:1980	Specification for plug valves
BS 5152:1974	Specification for cast iron globe and globe stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 1868(1975) : 1975	SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL CHECK VALVES (FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS) FOR THE PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
BS 5157:1974	Specification for steel gate (parallel slide) valves for general purposes
BS 4504-3.3:1989	Circular flanges for pipes, valves and fittings (PN designated) Specification for copper alloy and composite flanges
BS 5160:1977	Specification for flanged steel globe valves, globe stop and check valves and lift type check valves for general purposes
BS 6755-2:1987	Testing of valves Specification for fire type-testing requirements

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BS 6683:1985

Guide to installation and use of valves

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