Instruction Manual

Series BVA/F, BVAP/F , ASME Page 3
9520-085-en_USA Revision 10
TM 8361 Edition 10/2011
Relevant documents
 Declaration of conformity acc. to the EC Pressure
Equipment Directive 97/23/EG
 Manufacturer’s Declaration German Clean Air Act
(TA-Luft)
 Manufacturer’s Declaration SIL
 Form for Safety Information Concerning the
Contamination QM 0912-16-2001_en
 For BVAP/F : Operating manual for actuator
 Depending on option, relevant drawing:
Lever elevation Sect. 9520-00-3001
Dim. 9520-00-4020
Limit switch IFM Sect. 9520-00-3005
Dim. 9520-00-4015
Limit switch VDE/VDI Sect. 9520-00-3006
Dim. 9520-00-4016
Spring return unit Kinetrol 9520-00-3004
Initiator Turck Sect. 9520-00-3007
Dim. 9520-00-4017
Locking plate 9520-00-3002
Connecting dimensions for actuator
Dim. 9520-00-4179
1 Technical data
Manufacturer:
Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH
Otto-Schott-Str. 2
D-47906 Kempen
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail : [e-mail]
Internet: http://www.richter-ct.com
Designation :
Standard ball valve with one-piece ball/stem unit or
ceramic ball and stem, with plastic coating, cone
shape stem sealing, seat rings of pure PTFE, cavity
reduced as standard feature, two-piece body.
Series:
BVA/F  Design with lever or hand gear
BVAP/F /F  Design prepared for pneum., hydr.
or electric actuator to ISO 5211
Certified to German Clean Air Act (TA Luft)
Strength and tightness (P10, P11) of the pressure-
bearing body tested to DIN EN 12266-1.
Gas-tight (P12) in the seat to DIN EN 12266-1,
leak rate A
MSS SP 25 Standard Markinf System
MSS SP 72 General Service
API 598 Valve Inspection and Testing
The tests at Richter fulfils the requirements
of API 598 on principle. However this
standard contains optional, additional tests.
These tests are not object of the tests at
Richter and have to be arranged by order
with Richter (e.g. point 3.3: High Pressure
Closure Test).
Face to face
: ASME B16.10, Class 150 column 19
Flange connecting dimensions:
ASME B16.5 Class 150, raised face.
Materials :
Body material:
Ductile cast iron ASTM A395
Lining material
: PFA/PTFE .../F
Temperature range :
See pressure-temperature diagram in Section 1.5.
Operating pressure:
From vacuum to max.250 psig (17 bar)
See pressure-temperature diagram in Section 1.5
.
Ball valve sizes in inch :
1“, 1½“, 2“ with full port
3“, 4“, 6“ with reduced port
Installation position :
Arbitrary, with an additional relief bore in the ball/stem
units or ceramic balls a direction arrow indicates the
direction of flow. See Section 5.2
.
Weight, BVA/F manually operated:
Nom.
size
1“ 1½“ 2“ 3“ 4“ 6“
ca. kg
5 10.8 13 17 36 53
ca. lbs
11 24 28.537.5 79 117
For weight of actuator, see actuator manufacturer's manual.
Dimensions and individual parts:
See sectional drawings in Section 9.
Wear parts: Seat rings
Cone shape stem sealing
Ball/stem unit
Ball and stem