Api Gate Valve Trim Chart

Valve trim chart notes.

Api gate valve trim chart. Api trim number material backseat stem notes 1 410 410 410 410 410 2 304 304 304 304 304 3 f310 310 310 310 310 4 hard 410 hard 410 hard 410 410 410 seats 750 bhn min. 1 api lists as obsolete but still used in the valve industry. Special materials trims and configurations are available upon customer request. 10 000 15 000 psi slab gate valves and gate valves with ball screw operators have unique trim charts.

Always consult current api publications to verify information and trim data. Trim 1 is still used for api603 gates as well as globe check valves. Stainless trim for substantially the same service as t 21 but where the corrosion resistance of 13 chrome stainless steel internal parts are desirable. In rotational motion trim designs.

This will element the requirement of defining material grade for each component. Also usable for mildly corrosive fluids and gases when limited corrosion of the. Data provided in this chart is for informational purposes only. Api 600 trim.

Also even though api no longer references trim 2 for api603 gate globe check and in some commodity api600 gate valves in lower classes and under 300nb it is still manufactured as it is specified by. The temperature limitations are 0 degrees to 250 degrees f. This trim chart provides information on materials included in standard valves offered by array. Special materials trims and configurations are available upon customer request.

The trim shall be selected carefully depending on process parameters as fluid working temperature pressure and valve type. The trim of a valve is the set of replaceable parts of a valve. Api 600 602 gives the list of trim material that can be used in the valve. Installations requiring a through conduit valve.

Gate valves are on off valves to open and close the flow of the fluid in a. Gate valves have forged bodies for bore sizes below 2 inches api 602 bs 5352 and cast bodies for larger sizes api 600 api 603 api 6d. The installation of this type of valve creates a modest pressure drop in the pipeline lower than globe valves. 10 000 15 000 psi slab gate valves and gate valves with ball screw operators have unique trim charts.

The valve body bonnet packing et cetera that also come in contact with the flow medium are not considered valve trim. Trim material such as disk seat stem back sheet and sleeves are grouped together and assigned one number called trim no. This trim chart provides information on materials included in standard valves offered by array. Because of the trim basic motions and flow control are possible.

A valve s trim performance is determined by the disk and seat interface and the relation of the disk position to the seat.