FLEXIBILITY RELIABILITY

Oliver Twinsafe Valves Ltd’s comprehensive range of piping valves is Oliver Twinsafe products are proven in many installations worldwide,
designed to exceed the demands of today’s international clients. The
expertise of our design department together with our modern
often under the most arduous operating conditions. A policy of
continuous product development and improvement helps us to
1” to 12” Full Bore
manufacturing philosophy ensures that we can offer the utmost maintain our enviable reputation for reliability.
flexibility to accommodate a customer’s specific requirements whilst
maintaining short lead times. A process of ‘continuous inspection’ during assembly and test helps to
Double Block & Bleed Pipeline
ensure product integrity.
Valves to a Standard
How to order T4DBB C /4-900RF/4-900RF/ 75-900RF /CSL/CT/FB/FS/GO/NA/TN
Type (Inlet) (Outlet) (Vent)
ANSI B16.10 Length
T*DBB = Twinsafe Double Block & Bleed Valve
T*DB = Twinsafe Double Block Upto 2” 1500 size vent
T*BK = Trunnion Block Valve valve is an integral part
T*LGBK= Twinsafe Level Gauge Block Valve of the valve
T*LGDB= Twinsafe Level Gauge Double Block Valve
T*LGDBB= Twinsafe Level Gauge Double Block and Where a valve is supplied
Bleed Valve *Vent Valves - specify which “Oliver Valve” either single isolate,
* Refers to the bore mono valves or double block and bleed valve/DBB
mono required Examples:
MONO/BK/BV/LF2/Y/75-900RF-50F
Bore Selection (*) DBB/D/S/X/10-1500RTJ/50F
MONO/BK/50-600RF/SSV11/50F/50F
1 = 1” bore Twinsafe level gauge
150 = 11/2” bore valves available in 2” This vent my also be threaded
175 = 13/4” bore and 3” bore sizes
2 = 2” bore • Full Bore therefore no system pressure
Specification (Alphabetical Order)
250 = 21/2” bore
3 = 3” bore Material Selection ACT = Actuated drop problems, no hydrate formation
4 = 4” bore C = ASTM A350 LF2 carbon steel forged bar
BF = Blind flange on vent problems, no flow cavitation problems.
6 = 6” bore CNSL = Cartridge non-standard length
S = ASTM A182 F316 stainless steal forged bar
8 = 8” bore CSL = Cartridge standard length
DUP = ASTM A182 F51 duplex forged bar
10 = 10” bore CT = Carbon steel trim • Using proven trunnion ball
12 = 12” bore Other materials available upon request DT = Duplex trim
FB = Full bore technology in a patented package -
Flange Details Followed by Class Followed by Flange Type FL = Floating ball design world wide patent application no.
FNSL = Flange non-standard length
Select flange size 150 = 150lb RTJ = Ring type joint FSL = Flange standard length
0024507.6 and patent no. 2271164B.
1 = 1” 300 = 300lb RF = Spiral Finish FS = Firesafe
2 = 2” 600 = 600lb raised face GO = Gear operated
3 = 3” 900 = 900lb 25F = 1/4” NPT HL = Handle locking (lever and gear box options) • Zero leak points on standard length
4 = 4” 1500 = 1500lb 50F = /2” NPT
1 LO = Lever operated twinsafe.
5 = 5” 2500 = 2500lb MS-TC = Metal Seated tungsten carbide
75F = 3/4” NPT
6 = 6” MS-CC = Metal seated chrome carbide
7 = 7” NA = NACE specification
8 = 8”
• All forged body construction not
RB = Reduced bore
10 = 10” ST = Stainless steel trim cast, therefore no possibility of casting
12 = 12” TN = Trunnion ball design blow holes or casting inclusions.
Twinsafe Level Gauge, BK, DB and DBB Valves Only
BVBV = Ball valve flush (top valve) and ball valve drain (bottom valve) • Soft seat and metal seat options for
NVBV = Needle valve flush (top valve) and ball valve drain (bottom valve) high temperature service, abrasive
/erosive service or chemical plant
applications.

Parkgate Industrial Estate Knutsford Cheshire WA16 8DX England Tel: 0044 (0)1565 632636 (14 Lines) • Maintenance Free
Fax: 0044 (0)1565 654089 or 0044 (0)1565 650060 Email: sales@valves.co.uk WWW: valves.co.uk or olivervalves.com CAT OTV REV4-03 A S S E S S M E N T 0038
 COST SAVING: TRADITIONAL HOOK UP V S TWINSAFE DBB PERFORMANCE TESTING

THE THE Valve Performance Testing has been carried out

PAST FUTURE on a Twinsafe trunnion Mount ball valve.
A number of end users required the
valve to complete a Shell hot
oil test, but also complete
an additional
200 cycles..

In effect 8 Shell
hot oil tests
back to
back!

A Single Isolate 6” Full Bore 1500 LB Ball Valve to ANSI B16.10 Length Versus
An Oliver Twinsafe 6” Full Bore 1500 LB Double Block and Bleed Valve to ANSI B16.10 Length (Patent Pending)
6” 300/600lb Example 6” 1500lb Example
Existing Hook Up - Two Isolation valves, plus Vent Valve and Associated Materials, Fabrication. Installation and Testing Existing Hook Up - Two Isolation valves, plus Vent Valve and Associated Materials, Fabrication. Installation and Testing
FIRESAFE TESTING
THE Materials
Pipe (A333 Gr 6) Sch XXS 6” 6 £67.24 £403.44
Materials
Pipe (A333 Gr 6) Sch XXS 6” 6 £67.24 £403.44

PAST Flange RFWN-600# Sch XXS

Flange RFWN-600# Sch XXS
6”
3/4”
2
1
£143.75
£13.13
£287.50
£13.13
Flange RFWN-1500# Sch XXS
Flange RFWN-1500# Sch XXS
6”
3/4”
2
1
£143.75
£13.13
£287.50
£13.13
Oliver Twinsafe valves can provide ‘Fire-Safe’ valves. We maintain an in house fire as API 6FA & API 607 Rev 4. Additional fire tests
O’ Lets Sch 160 3/4” 1 £22.50 £22.50 O’ Lets Sch 160 3/4” 1 £22.50 £22.50
Spiral Wound Gasket - 600#
Spiral Wound Gasket - 600#
6”
3/4”
4
1
£11.83
£2.04
£47.32
£2.04
Spiral Wound Gasket - 1500#
Spiral Wound Gasket - 1500#
6”
3/4”
4
1
£11.83
£2.04
£47.32
£2.04
test facility, which enables us to provide an independent certified fire test for our according to unique customer specifications
Bolts per set 6” - 600#
Bolts per set 1” - 600#
4
1
£99.60
£11.30
£398.40
£11.30
Bolts per set 6” - 1500#
Bolts per set 1” - 1500#
4
1
£99.60
£11.30
£398.40
£11.30
customers if required. can also be carried out upon request.
Fabricators Handling Charge @ 10% £118.56 Fabricators Handling Charge @ 10% £118.56
Valves 300/600# 6” 2 £3,300.00 £6,600.00 Valves 1500# 6” 2 £5,000.00 £10,000.00
Valves 300/600# 3/4” 1 £400.00 £400.00 £8,304.19 Valves 1500# 3/4” 1 £500.00 £500.00 £11,804.19 The Fire Test Rig consists of 16 Gas burns, which encapsulate the whole valve in a All fire-tested valves come complete with a fire test
Fabrication Fabrication temperature-controlled flame as required by the usual fire test specifications. certificate, which has been certified by an independent
Butt Weld Sch XXS 6” 2 £294.32 £588.64 Butt Weld Sch XXS 6” 2 £294.32 £588.64
Butt Weld Sch XXS 3/4” 1 £61.23 £61.23 Butt Weld Sch XXS 3/4” 1 £61.23 £61.23 body such as Lloyds or DNV etc.
O’let
Radiography
3/4”
6”
1
2
£61.23
£30.63
£61.23
£61.26
O’let
Radiography
3/4”
6”
1
2
£61.23
£30.63
£61.23
£61.26
Fire tests can be carried out and certified to all the main fire test specifications such
Radiography 3/4” 1 £19.03 £19.03 Radiography 3/4” 1 £19.03 £19.03
MPI 6” 2 £3.19 £6.38 MPI 6” 2 £3.19 £6.38
MPI 3/4” 2 £1.65 £3.30 MPI 3/4” 2 £1.65 £3.30
Hydrotest 1 £100.00 £100.00 Hydrotest 1 £100.00 £100.00
Paint 1 £100.00 £100.00 £1,001.07 Paint 1 £100.00 £100.00 £1,001.07

Installation Installation
Erect Valve 600# 6” 2 11.08 22.16 Erect Valve 1500# 6” 2 11.08 22.16
Erect Valve 600# 3/4” 1 3.57 3.57 Erect Valve 1500# 3/4” 1 3.57 3.57
Erect Valves Pipwork Sch XXS 6” 1 6.51 6.51 Erect Valves Pipwork Sch XXS 6” 1 6.51 6.51
Bolt up Flg’d Joint 600# 6” 2 5.33 10.66 Bolt up Flg’d Joint 1500# 6” 2 5.33 10.66
Bolt up Flg’d Joint 600# 3/4” 1 1.87 1.87 Bolt up Flg’d Joint 1500# 3/4” 1 1.87 1.87

Non Prod and Sup’v @ 70% 31.34 Non Prod and Sup’v @ 70% 31.34
Total Man Hours 76.11x Total Man Hours 76.11x
Man Hour Rate £33.00 £2,511.63 Man Hour Rate £33.00 £2,511.63

TOTAL COST £11,816.89 TOTAL COST £15,316.89

Proposed Oliver Twinsafe Valve Proposed Oliver Twinsafe Valve

THE Materials
Valve 600# Twinsafe DBB 6” 1 £5,012.00
Materials
Valve 1500# Twinsafe DBB 6” 1 £9,057.00

FUTURE Spiral Wound Gasket - 600#

Bolts per set 6” - 600#
6” 2
2
£11.83
£99.60
£23.66
£199.20 £5,234.86
Spiral Wound Gasket - 1500#
Bolts per set 6” - 1500#
6” 2
2
£11.83
£99.60
£23.66
£199.20 £9,279.86

Fabrication Fabrication
Not Applicable £0 Not Applicable £0

Installation Installation
Erect Valve 600# 6” 1 20.00 20.00 Erect Valve 1500# 6” 1 20.00 20.00
Bolt up flag’d Joint 600# 6” 2 5.33 10.66 Bolt up flag’d Joint 1500# 6” 2 5.33 10.66

Non Prod and Sup’v @ 70% 21.46 Non Prod and Sup’v @ 70% 21.46

Total Man Hours 52.12 x Total Man Hours 52.12 x

Man Hour Rate £33.00 £1,719.96 Man Hour Rate £33.00 £1,719.96

TOTAL COST £6,954.82 TOTAL COST £10,999.82

Total saving £4,862.07 each installation, plus saving on completion time. Leak points on
2 joints, weight of each unit, space of each unit, safety of pressure testing of the whole unit
at the factory, one item to tag as opposed to many, no specialist coded welding or
MPI/Radiography inspection personnel on site.
Total saving £4,317.07 each installation, plus saving on completion time. Leak points on
joints, weight of each unit, space of each unit, safety of pressure testing of the whole unit
at the factory, one item to tag as opposed to many, no specialist coded welding or
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MPI/Radiography inspection personnel on site.
 PRESSURE TESTING - GAS TESTING TECHNICAL

All twinsafe valves are tested in accordance with our

own in house high performance test specifications, which
operate above and beyond the tests required in ANSI
B16.34, API 598 and API 6D, thus ensuring the customer
receives the highest standard of products.

Oliver Twinsafe Valves has invested in the state of the

art test stations to allow larger valves to be tested
easily, accurately and quickly.

Gas test facility available.

CE MARKED VALVES STANDARD

Oliver Twinsafe Valves is a world leading manufacturer Firesafe (FS) Development

of high performance double block and bleed twinsafe Fire tested to API 607 REV4, API 6FA, BS 6755 PT 2 Continual development maintains the highest levels of
performance and integrity for our Double Block Twinsafe valves.
units with an unrivalled reputation for innovation, Design
Oliver Twinsafe Valves maintains in-house performance and fire
product development, quality and service. Products comply with the relevant code requirements of API 6D, ASME Vlll
test facilities.
and ANSI B16.34.
Painting
With a rapidly expanding manufacturing facility and a Geared Handwheel Operation
Carbon steel valves can be supplied with a range of external
comprehensive network of marketing and distribution Generally valves above 2" 1500 class are supplied with gear box operator.
coatings for environmental protection. Please consult factory
Double Block & Bleed valves fitted with two gear box operators are
outlets across the globe, the company is able to offer supplied with one removable handwheel as standard. This allows Temperature
outstanding support to our customers worldwide. operation of one isolate at a time, for safety. Please consult factory. Standard temperature range is -30°C to 150°C in accordance with
API6D and higher temperatures with metal seated valves, consult
Valve Marking
factory for higher temperatures.
Marking of ball valves to MSS-SP-25 and EN19 standards.
Explosive Decompression
NACE (NA)
Explosive decompression occurs when gas at high pressure
As standard, the full range of Oliver Twinsafe Valves are compliant to NACE
permeates into seal materials. When the gas pressure is reduced
specification MR-01-75 (latest revision) ‘Sulphide stress cracking resistant
the absorbed gas expands, which can cause the seals to swell and
metallic materials for oilfield equipment’.
blister. Oliver Twinsafe Valves only use seal material within their
Testing ‘twinsafe valve’ range that are resistant to explosive
Each valve product is individually tested both hydrostatically and decompression.
0038 pneumatically as follows: Hydrostatic shell test to 1.5 x full rated pressure,
Pressure Equipment Directive
and hydrostatic seat test to 1.1 full rated pressure, and a low pressure,
Valves conform to the European pressure equipment directive
All Oliver Twinsafe Valves above 1” nominal pipe size pneumatic seat test to 80psig.
97/23/EC
are CE marked in accordance with the European Certification and Traceability
Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC and satisfy the All valves exhibit unique identification coding and material test certificates
to BS EN102043.1.B as well as lifetime factory history being available.
10 essential safety requirements contained therein.
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 TECHNICAL METAL SEATED BALLS

OPTIONS Oliver Twinsafe Valves is able to supply a complete

range of metal-seated valves for abrasive service and
Geared Handwheel Operation (GO) Vent Valve high temperature applications.
Reduction gearing to turn the ball valve through 90 degrees is available, with A vent connection in conjunction with a vent valve of either a ball
watertight casing to IP65 protection rating, as strengthened and helicoidal type or needle valve type are available with various bore sizes There are two types of coating available:
gearing, complete with mechanical position indication. De-clutchable manual of each, the vent connection may be flanged or threaded.
override gear box and high ratio gear boxes for greater torque output are also Tungsten Carbide for abrasive service applications such
available, please consult factory. Our ball valves are manufactured according to: as slurry and sand contaminated media.
Valve Actuation Chrome Carbide for high temperature applications.
On one or both of the valves, double acting and spring return, pneumatic or ASTM MATERIALS
hydraulic actuators are available, limit switches and open and close indication NACE MR-01-75 MATERIALS
can also be specified. Please consult factory
API 6D MANUFACTURE AND TESTING All metal-seated Twinsafe valves are tested in
Seat Injection accordance to API 598 for 2” and smaller and API 6D
This is an option, please specify full details to factory. API 6FA, BS 6755 PART 2 FIRESAFE TESTING
API 607 REV 4 for the larger bore valves.
Spindle Injection
This is available on 2" trunnion mount and above, please specify full details to ANSI B16.34 BALL VALVE DESIGN
Oliver Twinsafe Valves is able to combine a metal-
factory. ANSI B16.5 FLANGED ENDS seated ball with a soft-seated ball (for positive shut off
Painting ANSI B16.10 FACE TO FACE DIMENSIONS (DEPENDANT ON TYPE) into a single unit.
Any painting specifications or indeed plating specifications can be reviewed at
the time of enquiry.
ANSI B16.25 BUTT WELD ENDS

Cavity Relief ANSI B16.11 SOCKET WELD ENDS

Any undesirable build up of pressure in the ball cavity is relieved automatically ASME VIII BALL VALVE DESIGN
past the ‘sprung’ seat design on trunnion mount balls
BS 5351 BALL VALVE MANUFACTURE QUALITY - ISO 9000-2000
For cavity relief of the vent cavity a PSV (Pressure Safety Valve) or external relief
valve can be located either directly opposed to the vent port, or as part of the vent BS 6755 PART 1 BALL VALVE TESTING
valve (PSV is supplied by third party).
The Oliver Group Management operates a high-level
quality control program to ensure all Oliver products are
manufactured to the highest standards using the latest
technology.

The Oliver Quality Assurance Program encompasses our

entire operation, from order to entry to final inspection.

Oliver Twinsafe Valves operate an ISO 9000-2000

quality assurance system that is fully accredited by
Lloyds of London.

A S S E S S M E N T

4 Continuous development in Oliver Twinsafe Valves products may necessitate charges in the detail contained in this brochure. Oliver Twinsafe Valves
Ltd reserve the right to effect such changes at their discretion without prior notice. 9
 COMBINATION® VALVES VAST RANGE OF TWINSAFE ® DOUBLE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVES
We can offer soft seat ball Valves, Metal seat ball valves, globe valves and check valves
Twinsafe ‘Space Saving’

1500 LB Class Combination Valves 1” & 2” Twinsafe

1500 LB Class Combination Valves
With 2” Bore Metal Seated Ball Valves With Hub Connection, Check Valve, 2” Bore Metal Seated Ball
and 1” Bore Globe Valve Valve, Spectacle Flange and Blind Flange

VENT VALVES

4” Twinsafe

Mono Flange Double Block and Bleed

TWINSAFE LEVEL GAUGE ® VALVES
Utilising standard or heavy duty needle valves in block, block and One piece integrally forged body, with ball and needle valve Made in predominantly 2” and 3” bore sizes, this valve is utilised in area is susceptible to clogging with process media, so the ability to
bleed and double block and bleed configurations (5.4mm Bore) configurations as shown (10mm, 14mm, 20mm Bore) level measurement applications where a pressure sensor is used to drain and flush after block, or double block from the tank is vital.
sense a static head of pressure in a tank, the diaphragm seal sensing

Double Block with Flush and Drain Valves Single Block with Flush and Drain Valves
8 Slimline Primary Isolate
utilising a G.O.S.Y. valve first isolate
Double Block and Double Bleed
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 ANSI B16.10 STANDARD LENGTH TWINSAFE ® VALVE NON-STANDARD LENGTH TWINSAFE ® VALVE

WORLD WIDE PATENT PENDING

6” Full Bore 1500 LB 2” Full Bore 300LB

Standard ANSI B16.10 Length Non Standard Length

6” Full Bore 900 LB 3” Full Bore 900 LB 3” Full Bore 1500LB 4” Full Bore 300LB
Standard ANSI B16.10 Length Standard ANSI B16.10 Length Non Standard Length Non Standard Length with Extended Stems

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