SV615 Safety valves

for use with steam, air and water

Spirax Sarco safety valves protecting people, plant and profit

The Spirax Sarco SV615 range of spring loaded full lift safety valves range has been designed to protect against excess pressure across a broad spectrum of industrial processes. Suitable for use with steam, air and water, the SV615 safety valves provide a comprehensive and competitive solution to most applications, including the protection of steam or hot water boilers, generators, vessels, receivers and air compressors, autoclaves, downstream or pressure reducing valves and for most general industrial applications. The SV615 is simple in design and available with inlet sizes of DN15 to DN50 with the option of a sanitary clamp inlet connection on sizes DN15 to DN25. All valves have a closed bonnet with either lifting lever or tamper-proof cap, with an optional soft seat available in nitrile, EPDM or viton.

people
A company's most valued asset is secure in the knowledge that their safety has been put first

Protecting
plant
Safeguard plant against major damage from excess pressure and ensure continued efficient operation

profit

Major shutdowns interfere with production and lose customers. A continuous supply of products protects a company's image and profits

Quality comes as standard

Safety valves protect people, plant and profit so there should be no compromise on quality when selecting a valve. The SV615 is approved by SAFed TAS (Royal and Sun Alliance) and meets the requirements of BS6759 parts 1, 2 and 3 and also of the European Pressure Equipment Directive 97/ 23 / EC and is marked accordingly The quality of shut-off tightness is a critical feature of any safety valve and each Spirax Sarco safety valve is tested to enure that the integrity of shut-off complies with the requirements of the American Petrochemical Institute standard API 527.

Spirax Sarco is a company of assessed capability to BS EN ISO 9001

User benefits

2 Off-the-shelf availability. Compact full lift, high flow design. Option of soft seal and gas tight cap. Independently approved conformance with the European Pressure Equipment Directive. API 527 shut-off tightness. Spirax Sarcos guarantee of worldwide technical support, knowledge and service.

Optional

Chrome vanadium steel spring gives stability at high temperatures and eliminates spring relaxation.

Tamper-proof gas tight cap.

Hardened stainless steel disc and seat, lapped to optical flatness.

Optional
Soft seal option for bubble tight shut-off.

Stainless steel nozzle Connections Screwed BSP or NPT DN15 to DN50 Optional Sanitary clamp connection available in sizes DN15 to DN25 3

Sizing a valve
Establish the maximum flowrate
This value must be the maximum possible for the system, for example at full boiler load or maximum possible valve capacity.

Establish the set pressure

The set pressure must be low enough to ensure that the maximum allowable accumulated pressure of the boiler, vessel or system it is protecting, is not exceeded. The set pressure must be high enough to ensure that there is sufficient margin above the normal system operating pressure to allow the valve to close. However, it must be no higher than the maximum allowable working pressure of the system. For safety valves used downstream of pressure reducing valves, it is essential to establish the pressure at no-load since this may be significantly higher than the working pressure for a direct acting type valve. Unless operational considerations dictate otherwise, the safety valve set pressure should always be significantly higher than the system operating pressure with plenty of margin allowed for blowdown. There is sometimes a temptation to set a safety valve just above the normal operating pressure, which can lead to poor shut-off and nuisance operation.

Select a suitable size safety valve

Once the type of safety valve has been selected and the flow and set pressures established, the correct size can be determined. For media such as steam, air and water, published capacity charts are usually quite sufficient to select the correct size safety valve. That is one, whose capacity just exceeds the required capacity at the desired overpressure. Where sizing charts are not available or do not cater for the particular fluid or conditions then the minimum required flow area will need to be calculated and a valve with a larger flow area chosen. For hot water duty where flashing will occur, the capacity charts for water are unsuitable since a percentage of the discharge will be steam and this must be taken into account in the sizing calculation.

Capacities
SV615 flow capacity for water in kilogrammes per hour (kg /h) at 20C
(calculated in accordance with BS 6759 at 10% overpressure) Derated coefficient of discharge (Kdr) = 0.52 Valve size DN Area (mm2) Set pressure (bar g) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 2 216 3 135 3 839 4 433 5 429 6 269 7 009 7 678 8 293 8 866 9 404 9 912 10 396 10 858 11 302 11 728 12 538 13 299 6 159 8 710 10 668 12 318 15 086 17 420 19 476 21 335 23 045 24 636 26 130 27 544 28 888 30 172 31 405 32 590 34 840 36 954 15 /20 113 20 /32 314 25 /40 452 8 866 12 538 15 356 17 731 21 717 25 076 28 036 30 712 33 173 35 463 37 614 39 649 41 584 43 433 45 207 46 913 50 152 53 194 32 /50 661 12 965 18 335 22 456 25 930 31 758 36 671 40 999 44 913 48 511 51 861 55 006 57 982 60 812 63 516 66 110 68 605 73 342 77 791 40 /65 1075 21 086 29 819 36 521 42 171 51 649 59 639 66 678 73 042 78 895 84 342 89 458 94 297 98 900 103 298 107 515 111 574 50 /80 1662 32 599 46 102 56 463 65 198 79 851 92 204 103 088 112 927 121 975 130 397 138 307 145 788 152 904 159 703 166 224 172 499 -

Flow capacity for water kg /h

SV615 flow capacity for saturated steam in kilogrammes per hour (kg /h)
(calculated in accordance with BS 6759 at 5% overpressure) Derated coefficient of discharge (Kdr) = 0.71 Valve size DN Area (mm ) Set pressure (bar g) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 65 87 109 131 153 175 197 220 242 264 286 308 330 352 374 396 419 441 463 485 529 573 618 662 706 750 795 839 180 241 303 364 426 487 549 610 672 733 794 856 917 979 1 040 1 102 1 163 1 225 1 286 1 348 1 470 1 593 1 716 1 839 1 962 2 085 2 208 2 331
2

15 /20 113

20 /32 314

25 /40 452 259 348 436 524 613 701 790 878 967 1 055 1 144 1 232 1 321 1 409 1 497 1 586 1 674 1 763 1 851 1 940 2 117 2 294 2 470 2 647 2 824 3 001 3 178 3 355

32 /50 661 379 508 638 767 896 1 026 1 155 1 284 1 414 1 543 1 672 1 802 1 931 2 061 2 190 2 319 2 449 2 578 2 707 2 837 3 095 3 354 3 613 3 871 4 130 4 389 4 648 4 906

40 /65 1 075 616 827 1 037 1 247 1 458 1 668 1 879 2 089 2 299 2 510 2 720 2 930 3 141 3 351 3 561 3 772 3 982 4 193 4 403 4 613 5 034 5 455 5 876 6 296 -

50 /80 1 662 953 1 278 1 603 1 929 2 254 2 579 2 904 3 230 3 555 3 880 4 205 4 530 4 856 5 181 5 506 5 831 6 157 6 482 6 807 7 132 7 783 8 433 9 084 9 734 -

Flow capacity for saturated steam kg /h

SV615 flow capacity for air in litres per second (I /s) at 15C and 1.013 bar a
(calculated in accordance with BS 6759 at 10% overpressure) Derated coefficient of discharge (Kdr) = 0.71 Valve size DN Area (mm2) Set pressure (bar g) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 24 33 41 50 67 84 101 118 135 152 169 186 203 220 237 254 288 322 67 91 115 138 186 233 280 328 375 422 470 517 564 612 659 706 801 896 15 /20 113 20 /32 314 25 /40 452 97 131 165 199 267 335 403 472 540 608 676 744 812 880 948 1 017 1 153 1 289 32 /50 661 142 191 241 291 391 490 590 690 789 889 988 1 088 1 188 1 287 1 387 1 487 1 686 1 885 40 /65 1 075 230 311 392 473 635 797 959 1 121 1 283 1 446 1 608 1 770 1 932 2 094 2 256 2 418 50 /80 1 662 356 481 606 732 982 1 233 1 483 1 734 1 984 2 235 2 485 2 736 2 986 3 237 3 487 3 738 -

Flow capacity for air I /s

Technical data
Screwed BSP (BS 21 parallel) or NPT

Sizes and pipe connections Inlet connections

DN15 to DN50 Outlet connections Body Nozzle Standard Sanitary clamp

Sanitary clamp (DN15 to DN25 sizes only) BS 4825 / ISO 2852 / DIN 32676 Screwed BSP (BS 21 parallel) or NPT Bronze Stainless steel Stainless steel Nitrile EPDM Viton BS EN 1982 CC491K BS 3146 Pt2 Gr. ANC2 ASTM A276 316L

Materials
Soft seal Standard Sanitary clamp Spring Body design

Disc

Stainless steel Stainless steel

BS 970 431 S29 ASTM A276 316L BS 2803 730 A65 PN25 0.3 bar up to 18 bar 0.3 bar up to 14 bar 38 bar -90C to +230C -30C to +120C -50C to +150C -20C to +200C

Chrome vanadium steel DN15 to DN32

Set pressure range

DN40 and DN50 Stainless steel seat Nitrile seal EPDM seal Viton seal

Designed for a maximum cold hydraulic test pressure of

Limiting conditions

Temperature range Soft seal material and temperature range

(The soft seal insert is not recommended for steam applications)

Screwed version
C

Dimensions and weights

(approximate) in mm and kg

Sanitary clamp version

C

Type of Size connection DN15 DN20 Screwed DN25 DN32 DN40 DN50 Sanitary clamp DN15 DN20 DN25 6

Connection Inlet Outlet " " 1" 1" 1" 2" " 1" 1" " 1" 1" 2" 2" 3" " 1" 1"

A 40 55 60 70 81 96 40 55 60

B 40 44 48 58 67 80 55 60 64

C 194 229 242 279 365 420 209 245 258

Flow D 12 20 24 29 37 46 12 20 24

Weight 1.3 2.4 2.9 4.2 8.8 13.0 1.4 2.6 3.1

Installation

Safety valve mounted with spindle vertical

Pipe adequately supported

Drain discharge to safe place

Continuous fall Drain discharge to safe place When installing safety valves, the following salient points should be observed. If in any doubt contact your Spirax Sarco engineer.

n n n n n n n

The safety valve should always be fitted with the centre line of the spring housing vertically above the valve. There should not be any shut-off device on the inlet or outlet of the safety valve. The discharge pipework must not be smaller in diameter than the valve outlet. No undue stresses should be imposed on installation which may cause distortion and leakage. If a rise in the discharge pipework cannot be avoided, a small bore drain should be provided at the point where water could collect. Discharge pipework should be sized in such a way that built-up back pressure does not exceed 12% of the set pressure. Spirax Sarco Installation and Maintenance Instructions should be consulted prior to installation.

SV615 safety valve selection guide

Series number
SV615 A = = = = = = Closed bonnet / easing lever Closed bonnet / gas tight cap Stainless steel Nitrile EPDM Viton DN15 BSP
N DN15 BSP

SV615 A

Configuration Seal material

B S N E V

Size Connection Selection example

DN15, DN20, DN25, DN32, DN40 and DN50 BSP, NPT or sanitary clamp
SV615 A

How to order
Example: 1 off Spirax Sarco SV615AN DN15 screwed BSP.
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Spirax Sarco products, service and support

A partnership with Spirax Sarco provides knowledge, service and products worldwide for the control and efficient use of steam and other industrial fluids.
Our comprehensive product range includes:
l Boiler controls l Flowmeters

Technical support Experienced technical engineers are available to assist with the study of plant layout and application problems, leading to the correct sizing and selection of equipment using dedicated software.

l Pneumatically and electrically actuated control valves l Pressure reducing valves l Self-acting temperature control valves l Programmable electronic controllers l Pneumatic transmitter controllers l Safety valves l Steam traps

Spare parts Spare parts and expert advice are provided through a networked organisation at global level, and Spirax Sarco warehouses with local assistance from specialists.

After sales service Repairs can be carried out either at the plant or at our central workshops, by expert, highly specialist technicians. Calibrating equipment is a service provided in each of the 39 subsidiaries throughout our worldwide organisation.

l Steam trap monitoring systems l Condensate pumps l Flash vessels l Separators l Strainers

Training Correct sizing, application and calibration are among the main factors contributing to success in solving control problems. Spirax Sarco offers a worldwide organisation for training at its 35 fully equipped technical training centres.

l Stop valves l Check valves l Humidifiers l Complete packaged solutions

Some of the products may not be available in certain markets.

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