
Bulletin 71.4:63EG-98HM
4
MAIN VALVE BODY SIZE
END CONNECTION STYLE
NPS DN
2 50
NPT, ASME CL150 RF, CL300 RF,
CL600 RF or PN 16/25/40 anged
3, 4, 6 80, 100, 150
ASME CL150 RF, CL300 RF,
CL600 RF or PN 16/25/40 anged
8 x 6 200 x 150
ASME CL150 RF, CL300 RF
and CL600 RF anged
Table 1. Body Sizes and End Connection Styles
BODY SIZE PORT DIAMETER VALVE PLUG TRAVEL
NPS DN In. mm In. mm
2 50 2-3/8 60 1-1/8 29
3 80 3-3/8 86 1-1/2 38
4 100 4-3/8 111 2 51
6 150 7-3/16 183 2 51
8 x 6 200 x 150 7-3/16 183 2 51
Table 2. Port Diameters and Valve Plug Travels
Table 3. Relief Set Pressure or Backpressure Control Ranges
CONTROL PRESSURE RANGE
(1)
PART NUMBER COLOR
SPRING FREE LENGTH SPRING WIRE DIAMETER
psig bar In. mm In. mm
15 to 35 1.0 to 2.4 ERCA04288A0 Yellow 2.50 63.5 0.207 5.26
25 to 75 1.7 to 5.2 ERAA01910A0 Green 2.595 65.9 0.234 5.94
70 to 140 4.8 to 9.7 ERAA01911A0 Red 2.44 62.0 0.283 7.19
130 to 200 9.0 to 13.8 ERAA02889A0 Blue 2.250 57.2 0.331 8.41
150 to 375
(2)
10.3 to 25.9
(2)
1N943427142 Unpainted 5.063 129 0.394 10.0
1. All springs may be backed off to 0 psig / 0 bar. However, highest capacities and best performances are obtained by using these springs in their recommended ranges.
2. 150 to 375 psig / 10.3 to 25.9 bar spring range is for the Type MR98HH pilot construction.
However, the next consideration is making sure there is
enough differential pressure between P
1
and P
2
to fully open
the main valve. This minimum differential is determined by
the valve plug area and the main valve spring. The smaller
the valve plug area (i.e. body size) and the heavier the spring
rate (i.e. red spring), the larger the differential requirements.
In Table 5 the yellow main valve spring for NPS 2 / DN 50
body requires a differential pressure of 22 psi / 1.5 bar to fully
open the main valve. Since it was calculated that 17 psi /
1.2 bar differential pressure is available to open the main
valve, the minimum differential pressure can be subtracted
from the calculated available differential pressure. In this
case that would be 22 – 17 = 5 psig / 1.5 – 1.2 = 0.34 bar.
Therefore, the inlet pressure would build-up an additional
5 psig / 0.34 bar in order to fully open the main valve. This
will bring the inlet pressure to a total of 37 psig / 2.6 bar,
32 + 5 = 37 psig / 2.2 + 0.35 = 2.6 bar.
If the pilot were exhausting to atmosphere, the available
differential pressure would be calculated at 25 psig / 1.7 bar
setpoint + 7 psi / 0.48 bar build-up required less the pilot
exhaust pressure 0 psig / 0 bar. After calculating the available
differential pressure of 32 – 0 = 32 psig / 2.2 – 0 = 2.2 bar
(P
1
– P
2
). With the minimum differential required to open the
main valve at 22 psi / 1.5 bar, there is enough differential
pressure to open the main valve without further build-up.
The C
v
can be recalculated using the formula below based on
the higher differential pressure between the inlet and outlet of
the main valve. With a 32 psig / 2.2 bar inlet and a 10 psig /
0.69 bar outlet pressure, the required C
v
of 38.3 is less than
that based upon our original 10 psi / 0.69 bar differential
pressure. This might be helpful in determining regulator size
with near capacity limits.
C
v
= Q
G
P
Water and Steam Backpressure Relief
In water and steam applications, a Stainless steel body
ange (bonnet) and cage ensure that the valve plug will travel
on a corrosion-free surface. The cage supplied in standard
Stainless steel constructions is a Whisper Trim™ Cage style.
Please note ow coefcients for capacity information.
Application Guidelines
For high cycling applications and/or fast on and off loads,
such as solenoid valves and temperatures of 300°F / 149°C
or less, Fluorocarbon (FKM) diaphragms are recommended.
A PTFE protector comes standard with Fluorocarbon (FKM)
diaphragms to prevent chemical attack.
If the application is above 300°F / 149°C and high
cycling and/or fast on and off loads occur, a needle valve
can be installed on the sense line to buffer the load on
the diaphragm.
For high viscosity uids, the manufacturer will supply a
needle valve that can be used to replace the xed restriction
which allows the regulator gain to be adjusted. The build-up
may vary from those shown in Table 5. The xed restriction
maintains the proportional gain of the regulator to the
published values relating to build-up.
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