AutomaticRecirculationValves

PumpProtection
The NLPM Series Centrifugal Valve
Providing:
o Checkvalvefor mainflowreverse
flowprotection.
o Mainflowsensingelement
forflowdetection.
o Bypass
modulating forminimum
flowcontrol flow
pumpprotection.
o Bypasspressure forquite,safe
reducing
and dependable
operation.

ENGINEERINGT""
 OPERATIONAL
OVERVIEW

No Main Flow M o d u l a t i n gF l o w M a i nF l o wO n l y

TheDisc-Piston Assembly acts Mainflowis lessthanrequired Whenthemainflowis greaterthan

as a checkvalveforthemain minimum flow.Mainflow,plus theminimum flowrequired,
the
flow,preventing reverseflow bypassflow,equalor exceedthe recirculation
flowis closed.
throughthecentrifugal pump. requiredminimum safeflow.
In thisposition,
the Recircula-
tionControlValve thatis part
of the Disc-Piston,is fully
open, providingtherequired
minimum safeflow.

INDUSTRIES: USAGE: APPLICATIONS:

Thevalvewas developedto serve Typicalusesincludecentrifugal In generalanycleanliquidwhich
pumpprotectionrequirements
of pumpsof ANSI-APIconfigura- passesthrougha straineror filter
Power,
thefollowing: Refining, tions,verticalturbine,and canned beforeenteringthe valve.Typical
Chemical,Petrochemical, motordesign. servicesinclude;butare not limited
PharmaceuticalandHVAC. to; boilerfeed water,raw water,
condensate, gasoline,dieselfuel,
lighthydrocarbons, andfeedstocks.
INSTALLATIONS:
Typicalinstallations
include:
Transfer,Feeding,Circulating,
Boosting,andLoadingPumps.
 MATERIALS
OFCONSTRUCTIONS
Item otv Description Materials Spectftqatiohg
04 0 1 Body CarbonSteel ASTMA216WCB

08,09 2 0 1 O-Ring ByApplication

0 1 Disc 304 StainlessSteel ASTIV4276

10 4 0 1 UpperGuide CarbonSteel ASTMA2.16

WCB

5 0 1 UpperSleeve StainlessSteel 17-4PH

06
14 o 0 1 Spring StainlessSteel Atst302
ne
7 0 1 DampeningValve Stainless
Steel Atst304
15 8 0 1 Pressure
Ring ByApplication
12
I 0 1 S l i d eR i n g Ieflon

tI 22
10 0 1 Name Plate

0 1 Piston
StainlessSteel

304Stainless
Steel ASTM4276
Atst304

H 12 0 1 BypassRing StainlessSteel 17-4PN

41
13 0 1 LowerSIide Ring StainlessSteel 17-4PH
11
V 14 0'l D i s cG u i d e 304 StainlessSteel ASTIV4276
01
15 0 1 Seat Stainless
Steel AWS E 316 L
tz 0 1 Orifice Stainless
Steel Atst304

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D I M E N S I O& S EIGHTS SIZING& FLOWRATINGS
NOMINAL SIZE DIMENSIONS M INLETOUTLET SIZE tn 2" 3' 6" 8' 10" 12" 14"
Inch (MM) ANSI Inch (MM) WEIGHT A
3LASS Lb (Kg) GPI\I ot 324 613 1Q82 2434 4327 8475 10456
I l\.4aximum
Flow
lvlain By-pass L H S
N t\,1/ h 37 139 246 553 983 1925 2375
150 7.2 18 3 ) J.O (e2) 3 . 9 I 00) 29 (13)
2 (50) 1 (25\ '2231
300 8.8 4.3 ( 11 0 ) 4 . 9 125) 4 0 (18) '1"
B stzE tn ttfl 4" 4" 6' 10'
150 o.u 202\ 3 . 9 (e8) 5 . ' l 13 0 ) 4 2 (19) Y
3 (80) 1 (40) CV 8.0 12.4 1 7 . 0 36.4 91 170 425 565
300 10.2 259)- 5 . 0 ( 1 2 6 ' )5 . 9 15 0 ) 5 1 (23) P
150 (308) 5 . 0 (127\ 6.5 16 5 ) 62 (28) A l\,4axmum
Flow GPIV 80 90 166 318 648 1300 2450 3750
4 (100) 2 (50)
( 14 5 ) 6 . 7 (40)
s
300 2.4 3 16 ) 5 . 7 170\ 88
'.204)
s l\4/h 18.2 20.4 37.7 72.2 147.2 295.3 556,4 8 5 1 , 7
150 4.3 362) 6.6 ( 16 7 ) 8 . 0 99 (45)
6 (150) 4 (100)
300 4.4 366) 7.2 (182\ 8 . 3 212\ 54 (70) Thesizeof thevalveis selected
on thebasisof the
150 7.3 440) 6 . 5 ( 16 5 ) 8 . 7 220\ 76 (80) requiredmainflow,bypassCv,andminimum flow.
8 (200) 4 (100)
300 8.9 480) 7.7 (1e5) 9 . 8 250) 164 (120\
Flowvaluesindicatedaboveareforfluidswitha soecific
150 >_2.6 7.9 (200) 0 . 0 1 9 7 ( 18 0 )
10 (250) 6 ( 15 0 )
)-4.Q
gravity
of one(1).
300 6 10 ) 9 . 1 (230) 1 ' .10 2 8 0 ) t73 (260)

12 (300) 8 (200)
150 t.J 795) 0 . 4 ( 2 6 5 ) 3 . 7 348) i39 (2e0) VALVEMODELLEGEND
300 \2.0 8 13 ) 1 1 . 1 (283) 4 . 2 3 6 0 ) ;83 (310)
NLPM- Lowpressure modulating
automatic
recircula-
150 ) 5 . 3 8 e 6 ) 1 2 . 5 ( 3 1 7 )1 4 . 8 376) ' 0 5 (320)
14 (350) 10 (250)
300 ) 6 . 1 ( e1 6 ) 1 3 . 2 (336) 5 . 3
'388)
782 (35s)
tionvalve.
150lb.and300lb.ANSIClass.
QuoteOrder
BACKPRESSU
REACCESSORIES SizeCode Pressure ClassGode FileNumber
Dependinguponthe bypasspressuredifferen- 04=1" 015= 150 (xxxx)
tial,an orificecan be installedinsidethe bypass =
06 1-112" =
030 300
as illustratedabove (22). ln addition,a remote 08=2"
orificeor BPR (backpressureregulator) whichis 12=3"
installedin the bypasspipingmay be required. 16=4" EXAMPLE
24=6" 10"- 150 Lb. Flangedva|ve ,,..,,,,',.,,,
HBE will quoteand supplythe necessaryorifice File 12788
3 2 =8 "
or BPR with illustrativedrawingsand installation Model NLPM-40-015-12788 .,
40= 10" A writtendescriptionof the materialof , ,i,,,.
instructions to assurethe valveoperatesquietly 4 8= ' 1 2 " constructiondetailsfollowsthe modelnumber.
withouttwo phaseflow duringbypassoperation. 56"= 14"
 HowTo Orderand Specify
pumpshallbe protected
Thecentrifugal bytheNLPMSeries Automatic
Recirculation
valvewhichis
completely andfullyautomatic
self-contained viaflowactivation.
valveperpumpprovides
Thededicated reverseflowprotection
andprevents duringlowprocess
overheating \-,/
demands.
Operation
of thevalvebypasswillbemodulating flowwillneverbeless
sothesumof themainandbypass
thanminimum ofthepump.
flowrequirements
Valvedesignwillincorporate checkvalvedisc,andin-linebypass.
a singlebody,springassisted Materials
of
willconsist
construction of a castcarbonsteelbodyASTM A216gradeWCBwithstainless steelinternals.
lf service
conditions othermaterials
dictate, areavailable steel,lowtemperature
suchas stainless steel
andnickelalloys.
Thevalvewillbedesigned without
to operate flashing
or cavitation
occurring operation.
duringbypass
Anynecessary accessories or backpressure
suchas orifices regulators by HBEto prevent
willbeprovided
flashing in thebypasspiping.
or cavitation

ApplicationData
Required
Ma i nF l ow
Minim um GPM (m3/hr)
Maximum GPM (m3/hr)
Normal GPM (m3/hr)

Mi n i mum
PumpFlow GPM (m3/hr)

Pressure
PumpDischarge @:
NormalFlow PSIG(kpa)
BypassFlow PSIG(kpa)
ShutOff PSIG(kpa)

BypassBackpressure PSIG(kpa)

Temperature
Normal "F ("C)
Maximum "F ("C)

Liquid
* SpecificGravity
* VaporPressure psia
. Viscosity centipoise
(. if otherthanwater)

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