Forged Steel Valves

(BB Series)

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 800 Blow Down Valve

Class 800 Blow Down Valve - Materials
Class 800 Blow Down Valve - Dimensions
Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve
Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve - Materials
Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve - Dimensions
Blow Down Chart for Class 800
Blow Down Chart for Class 1500/2000
Forged Steel Angle Blow Down Valves
Model Numbers & Speciality Codes

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 800 Blow Down Valve

Note: Available orifice size: 1/8, 3/16, 1/4 & 5/16

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 800 Blow Down Valve
1

Micrometer adjustment for handwheel

setting. Accurate adjustments can be
made to 1/10th handwheel turn or for
extremely fine setting to 1/100th
handwheel turn.

Hardfaced seats (stellited) provide high

resistance to galling, wear and erosion.

Body-bonnet joint designed with built-in

compression gauge and spiral wound
gasket, which provides positive seal
and prevents over-stressing of flange.

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 800 Blow Down Valve - Materials

7
No.

PART NAME

STANDARD

Body

A 105

Bonnet

A 105

Seat Ring

Stellite

Stem

13% Cr SS (Stellited)

Orifice Tube

18/8 SS

Bonnet Bolt

A 193 - B7

Handwheel

Malleable Iron

Gland Packing

Graphited Asbestos

Gasket

Spiral Wound
Asbestos with 304SS

4
6

9
1

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 800 Blow Down Valve - Dimensions
D

Model No. BB08N0

48

75

159

151

82.6

57.2

33.8

1 inch
25 mm

Valve
Size

E=OPENED
F=CLOSED

DIMENSIONS (mm)

25.4

12.7

Wt.(Kg)

3.6

M
H

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Blow Down Chart for Class 800
15

BLOWDOWN CAPACITY - THOUSANDS LBS. PER HR.

5/16
10
9
8

14

7
6
5
3/16
4

CONTINUOUS BLOW DOWN CHART

HIGH PRESSURE DROP VALVE

1 Class 800

2.5

1/8

WIDE OPEN CAPACITIES VS. BOILER PRESSURES

1.5

1
.9
.8
.7
.6
.5

1/8 - 3/16 - 1/4 and 5/16 DIA ORIFICES

100

150

200

300

400

BOILER PRESSURE P.S.I.G.

500

1000

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve

Available Orifice size

NB: 1

: 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16,

3/8, 7/16 & 1/2

NB: 11/2 :

3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8,

3/4, 7/8 & 1

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve

Micrometer adjustment for handwheel

setting. Accurate adjustments can be
made to 1/10th handwheel turn.

Hardfaced seats (stellited) provide high

resistance to galling, wear and erosion.

Body and bonnet have a full

penetration weld without crevices
where corrosion occurs and provides a
unitary construction. No weld-cutting
required for servicing.

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve - Materials

No.

PART NAME

Body

A 105

Bonnet

A 105

Seat Ring

A 105 with Stellite

Stem

13% Cr SS (Stellited)

Orifice tube

18/8 SS

Gland Packing

Graphited asbestos

Handle

STANDARD

Malleable iron

2
6

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Class 1500/2000 Blow Down Valve - Dimensions
D

Model No. BB15N0/BB20N0

(Class 1500/2000 Socket Weld End)

Turn through 90

E=OPENED
F=CLOSED

DIMENSIONS (mm)

Note
Available Orifice size
NB: 1

: 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16,

3/8, 7/16 & 1/2

NB: 11/2 :

3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8,

3/4, 7/8 & 1

Valve
Size

1 inch
25 mm

60

79

206

317

311

435

298

402

168.3

184.2

63.5

88.9

33.8

48.6

22.2

34.9

12.7

12.7

Wt.(Kg)

9.0

20.4

11/2 inch
40 mm

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

BLOWDOWN CAPACITY - THOUSANDS LBS. PER HR.

Blow Down Chart for Class 1500/2000

200
180
150

100

3/4

7/8

90
80
70
60
50

5/8
1/2

40

7/16
3/8

30
25
20

5/16

1/4

15

CONTINUOUS BLOW DOWN CHART

10

3/16

1/8

HIGH PRESSURE DROP VALVES

1 & 11/2 - Class 1500/2000

WIDE OPEN CAPACITIES VS. BOILER PRESSURES

4
3
2.5

1/8

TO 1/2 DIA. ORIFICES - 1 VALVE

3/8

TO 1 DIA. ORIFICES - 11/2 VALVE

1.5
1

500

600

700 800 9001000

1500

2000

BOILER PRESSURE P.S.I.G.

2500

3000
3200

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

Forged Steel Angle Blow Down Valves
(High Pressure drop valves)

Supplied with hardfaced orifice type seat, sized

to suit application.
Class 800 valves - size 1 .... available with
orifice sizes ranging from 1/8 to 5/16.

Pressure Class
l 800
l 1500/2000

Size
1
1 & 11/2

Class 1500/2000 valves - size 1 available

with orifice sizes ranging from 1/8 to 1/2.
11/2 valves 3/8 to 1 orifice.
Used on any throttling service which results in
severe erosion and rapid wearing out of
conventional design valves.

Forged Steel Valves - BB Series

SPECIALITY CODE

MODEL NUMBERS
BB
Rating
08 - 800 C
15 - 1500 C
20 - 2000 C

XX

Design Variant

XX

Size
F6 - 1
F7 - 11/2

Material
B - A 105

N - ANSI VALVE

ORIFICE SIZE TO BE SELECTED BASED ON REQUIRED BLOWDOWN QUANTITY

[Motor Operation also available]

NOTE
Model numbers along with speciality codes are designed to cover essential features. When ordering, please refer model
numbers with speciality codes to preclude misunderstanding of your requirements. However, a detailed description for
SPECIALS must always accompany order.