Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL
- Relevant documents
- List of Contents
- 1 Technical data
- 2 Notes on safety
- 3 Safety notes for applications in potentially explosive areas based on the Directive 94/9/ EC (Atex 95)
- 4 Safety note for valves, certified to Clean Air Act (TA-Luft)
- 5 Transport and storage
- 6 Installation
- 7 Operation
- 8 Malfunctions
- 9 Maintenance
- 10 Drawings
- Safety Information / Declaration of No Objection

Installation and Operating Manual
Series KA-N, KAP-N, ball and stem
9520-067-en Revision 00
TM 6404 MPE/Wm
Page 3 Edition 02/2006
1 Technical data
Manufacturer:
Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH
Otto-Schott-Str. 2
D-47906 Kempen
Telephone: +49 (0) 2152 146-0
Fax: +49 (0) 2152 146-190
E-Mail: richter-info@richter-ct.com
Internet: http://www.richter-ct.com
Designation :
Bottom drain ball valve with ball, stem and Richter
ENVIPACK universal self-adjusting packing, two-piece
body.
Series KA-N Design with lever or hand gear
KAP-N Design prepared for pneum., hydr.
or elec. actuator to DIN/ISO 5211
Certified to 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
Face to face according to the manufacturer
Flange connecting dimensions:
DIN EN 1092-2, type B
(ISO 7005-2 type B) PN 16.
Materials :
Body material: Ductile cast iron EN-JS 1049 to DIN EN
1563 (0.7043 DIN 1693)
Lining material:
PFA
on request: conductive design
Temperature range :
See pressure-temperature diagram in Section 1.5.
Operating pressure: from vacuum to 16 bar
Bottom dtain ball valve sizes in mm :
DN 50/25, 80/50, 100/50, 150/100
Weight, KA-N manually operated :
Nom.
size
50/25 80/50 100/50 150/100
ca. kg
7,9 17,3 17,8
For weight of actuator, see actuator manufacturer's
manual.
Installation position :
Arbitrary, with balls with additional relief bore a
direction arrow indicates the direction of flow.
See Sections 6.2 and 10.2.
Dimensions and individual parts:
See sectional drawings in Section 10.
Wear parts : Seat rings
Packing components
Ball
Options :
Richter ENVIPACK double packing
for particularly high safety requirements, self-
adjusting.
On request, monitoring and flushing connection.
Extended stem
for isolated pipes.
Hand lever extension
depending on requirements.
Limit switches
for remote monitoring of hand and remote-actuated
bottom drain ball valves.
Lockable hand lever
to prevent unauthorised operation.
1.1 Name plate, CE and body
markings
The stainless steel name plate is firmly riveted to the
body.
If the operator attaches his identification, it must be
ensured that the valve matches the application in
question.
Example of name plate with CE marking: