BONTS level gauges Type Git | Fig. 797 ‘Top and bottom cock 26 Ring 1'Body 29 Hanate 2 Plug 130 Sorew and washor 3 Tiohtoning nut 31 Tallpipe joint 4 Packing sleove with 32 Tallpipe 2 eyelets, type M22 33 Union nut 8 Ring 9 Handle 47 Stung box head 10 Screw ang washer 42 P16 packing rng (18/23:5/10) 11 Had joint 43 Stufing box ring 412 Stud and nut 44 Stuffing box nut 45 End tube 46 Tube joint ring Drain cock 47 Drain jornt ng 21 Bosy 22 Plug 51 NPT head 23 Tightening nut 52 NPT nipple 24 Packing sloove with 153 NPT drain cock body Dreyelets, type M2 54 NPT vent plug Set of cocks type G11 and G12 suitable for ANSI 300 and PN 40 (type G11) ANSI 900 and PN 160 (type G12) ‘These sets of cocks consist usually of 22 shutol! cocks (1 1op and 1 bottom) 24 drain cook, ‘Tne cocks are cylindrical plug cocks witn soft tightening pact ing Sleeve. The advantages of this design are: + cireviar through flow passage, Very long life of Body and plug, since the elastic packing slee- ve Is interposed between these Iwo pieces, - no sensitty to changes of temperature, = no possible plug seizure, = eet pertormaneas at low and high temperature up to 400 °C, = posslaility of restoring thightness during service by compres- Sing packing sleeve, = complete interchangeabilty of wor pieces, = packing sleeve can be replaced by unskiled personnel without Femoving the cock trom the vessel Afr sloevo cnange the ‘cock is as good as new. ‘These sols are suitable for “ype G1 (contection 10 gauge body by stuffing box) Fig. 737. [ANSI clase 300 and PN 40, «type G12 (connection to gauge body by screwed nipples) Fig. 738. ‘ANS! class 900 and PN 160. Maximum service temperature: 400 °C (750 ) Handles and plugs are made so that each handle face down ‘wards when the gauge isin service, thal ie when shut-oll (top land bottom) are open and drain cock is closed. ‘According to the right oF the left position of the shut-off cocks handle, the get (and thorefore the level gauge) fs named right handed or left-nanded. Fig, 737 shows a right-handed Tevel gau> ge. Usually two level gauges (1 right and 1 left) are installed on Steam vessels Can be: Hanged to customer requirements. Pease state "Standard “Size Pressure clase” Finishing ‘The flanges ar one piece with the body and can be machined ‘up to extornal diameter 160 mm end thickness 32 mm. There {ore several sizes and finishings of flanges can be obtained ‘according to the most used intemational Standards. (ANSI AFNOR. 8S, DIN, GOST. UNI. etc) «= Screwed: 2" NPT male union (standard) Fig, 740, "3/e NPT male union spherical 3ie NPT male integral + wolded: 7" socket welaing 5 Gther connections on request. Can be: "ype G11: connection by stuffing boxes and end tubes. Suit bie for general purpose (Fig. 737) «type G12: connection by NPT screwed nippies (Fig. 738) inbox choices the connection te made by means. of heads (item 41 oF 51) and allows casy dismantling of the gauge for ervicing and easy rotating on iis ax’s In order to adjust easy reading {rom contro floor, provided cocks are closed evan with vessel Under pressure, When these sets of cocks are chosen for the level gauge, the value of the minimum vessel C. to.C. distance le given from the formula ‘ype Gt: Minimum , to C. = Length of bosy + 107 mm (Comin = B07 roe) Exceptionnally: CC min = 8 + 82 mm, + type G12: Minimum ©. to C. = Length of body + 56 mm (GC min = 6 +56 mm). Optionais (00 also page 28) ="Double-ended handle for chain operating (Fig. 738), Automat safety bal.check, el top and 1 bottom norizontally acting, with 1 removal devi e for bottom ball Fig. 741), or = Trop horzontally acting, 1 Bottom vertically ising acting,