ANSI B16.

104 Specification
Leakage
Class
Designation
Maximum
Leakage
Alloa!le
"est
Me#ium
"est $%essu%e "esting $%oce#u%es &e'ui%e# fo%
(sta!lis)ing &ating
I XXX XXX XXX No test required provided user and supplier
so agree
II 0.5% of
rated
capacity
Air or
water at
50-125
!10-52"#
$5-%0 psig or &a'.
operating
differential
w(ic(ever is lower
)ressure applied to valve inlet wit( outlet
open to at&osp(ere or connected to a low
(ead loss &easuring device full nor&al
closing t(rust provided *y actuator.
III 0.1% of
rated
capacity
As
a*ove
As a*ove As a*ove
I+ 0.01% of
rated
capacity
As
a*ove
As a*ove As a*ove
+ 0.0005 &l
per &inute
of water per
inc( of port
dia&eter
per psi
differential
,ater at
50to125

!10to52
"#
-a' service
pressure drop
across valve plug.
not to e'ceed AN/I
*ody rating. !100
psi pressure drop
&ini&u&#
)ressure applied to valve inlet after filling
entire *ody cavity and connected piping wit(
water and stro0ing valve plug closed. 1se net
specified &a' actuator t(rust. *ut no &ore.
even if availa*le during test. Allow ti&e for
lea0age flow to sta*ili2e.
+I Not to
e'ceed
a&ounts
s(own in
following
ta*le *ased
on port
dia&eter.
Air or
nitrogen
at 50 to
125
!10to52
"#
50 psig or &a'
rated differential
pressure across
valve plug
w(ic(ever is lower.
Actuator s(ould *e ad3usted to operating
conditions specified wit( full nor&al closing
t(rust applied to valve plug seat. Allow ti&e
for lea0age flow to sta*ili2e and use suita*le
&easuring device.
Cont%ol
*al+e
,In
acco%#ance
N-MINAL
$-&"
DIAM("(&
N-MINAL
$-&"
DIAM("(&
L(A.
&A"(
L(A. &A"(
Inc(es -illi&eters &l per
-inute
4u**les 5 &inute6
1 25 0.15 1
1-1527 89 0.8 2
2 51 0.$5 8
251502 %$ 0.% $
8 :% 0.; %
$ 102 1.: 11
% 152 $ 2:
9 208 %.:5 $5
6 /ee