DaimlerChrysler Construction Standards

6/17/05

SECTION 15110 - VALVES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1  SUMMARY

  1. This Section includes the following general-duty valves:
  2. Copper-alloy ball valves.
  3. Ferrous body alloy ball valves.
  4. Ferrous-alloy butterfly valves.

4.  Copper-alloy butterfly valves.

  1. High-performance butterfly valves.
  2. Bronze check valves.
  3. Gray-iron swing check valves.
  4. Spring-loaded, lift-disc check valves.

9.  Spring-assisted, grooved end check valves.

  1. Bronze gate valves.
  2. Cast-iron gate valves.
  3. Bronze globe valves.
  4. Cast-iron plug valves.

14.  Ductile-iron eccentric plug valves.

  1. Chainwheel actuators.
  2. Related Sections include the following:
  3. Division2 piping Sections for general-duty and specialty valves for site construction piping.
  4. Division13 fire-suppression piping and fire pump Sections for fire-protection valves.
  5. Division15 Section "Mechanical Identification" for valve tags and charts.
  6. Division15 Section "HVAC Instrumentation and Controls" for control valves and actuators.
  7. Division15 piping Sections for specialty valves applicable to those Sections only.

6.  Division 15 Section Coolant Piping

7.  Division 15 Section Meters & Gages

8.  Division 15 Section “Domestic Water Piping” for city water

1.2  SUBMITTALS

  1. Product Data: For each type of valve indicated. Include body, seating, and trim materials; valve design; pressure and temperature classifications; end connections; arrangement; dimensions; and required clearances. Include list indicating valve and its application. Include rated capacities; shipping, installed, and operating weights; furnished specialties; and accessories.

1.3  QUALITY ASSURANCE

  1. ASME Compliance: ASMEB31.1 for power piping valves and ASMEB31.9 for building services piping valves.
  2. Exceptions: Domestic hot- and cold-water, sanitary waste, and storm drainage piping valves unless referenced.
  3. ASME Compliance for Ferrous Valves: ASMEB16.10 and ASMEB16.34 for dimension and design criteria.
  4. NSF Compliance: NSF61 for valve materials for potable-water service.

1.4  DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

  1. Prepare valves for shipping as follows:
  2. Protect internal parts against rust and corrosion.
  3. Protect threads, flange faces, grooves, and weld ends.
  4. Set gate, and globe valves closed to prevent rattling.
  5. Set ball and plug valves open to minimize exposure of functional surfaces.
  6. Set butterfly valves closed or slightly open.
  7. Block check valves in either closed or open position.
  8. Use the following precautions during storage:
  9. Maintain valve end protection.
  10. Store valves indoors and maintain at higher than ambient dew-point temperature. If outdoor storage is necessary, store valves off the ground in watertight enclosures.
  11. Use sling to handle large valves. Rig sling to avoid damage to exposed parts. Do not use handwheels or stems as lifting or rigging points.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1  MANUFACTURERS

  1. In other Part2 articles where subparagraph titles below introduce lists, the following requirements apply for product selection:
  2. Manufacturers: Unless otherwise directed by the Owner, provide products by one of the manufacturers specified.

2.2  VALVES, GENERAL

  1. Refer to Part3 "Valve Applications" Article for applications of valves.
  2. Bronze or Brass Valves: NPS2 and smaller with threaded or Vic-Press 304™ ends, unless otherwise indicated.(Do not use brass on machine coolant systems)
  3. Ferrous Valves: NPS2-1/2 and larger with flanged or grooved ends, unless otherwise indicated.
  4. Valve Pressure and Temperature Ratings: Not less than indicated and as required for system pressures and temperatures.
  5. Valve Sizes: Same as upstream pipe, unless otherwise indicated.
  6. Valve Actuators:
  7. Chainwheel: For attachment to valves, of size and mounting height, as indicated in the "Valve Installation" Article in Part3.
  8. Gear Drive: For quarter-turn valves NPS 6 and larger.
  9. Handwheel: For valves other than quarter-turn types.
  10. Lever Handle: For quarter-turn valves NPS 4 and smaller, except plug valves.
  11. Wrench: For plug valves with square heads. Furnish Owner with 1 wrench for every 10 plug valves, for each size square plug head.
  12. Extended Valve Stems: On insulated valves.
  13. Valve Flanges: ASMEB16.1 for cast-iron valves, ASMEB16.5 for steel valves, and ASMEB16.24 for bronze valves.
  14. Valve Grooved Ends: AWWAC606.
  15. Solder Joint: With sockets according to ASMEB16.18.
  16. Caution: Use solder with melting point below 840 degF for check, gate, and globe valves; below 421 degF for ball valves.
  17. Threaded: With threads according to ASMEB1.20.1.
  18. Balancing Valves: NPS 2” and smaller with threaded ends unless noted otherwise; NPS 2-1/2” and larger with flanged or grooved ends unless noted otherwise.

2.3  COPPER-ALLOY BALL VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Two-Piece, Copper-Alloy Ball Valves:
  3. Conbraco Industries, Inc.; Apollo Div.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  10. NIBCO INC.

i.  Victaulic Co. of America

  1. Watts Industries, Inc.; Water Products Div.
  2. Copper-Alloy Ball Valves, General: MSSSP-110.

C.  Two-Piece, Copper-Alloy Ball Valves:

1.  Bronze body with full -port, chrome-plated bronze ball; and 600-psig minimum CWP rating and blowout-proof stem.

  1. Operator: Vinyl-covered steel lever handle.
  2. Stem Extension: For valves installed in insulated piping.

2.  Brass body with standard-port, chrome plated brass ball; and 300-psig maximum CWP rating and blowout proof stem; and Vic-Press 304™ ends.

a.  Operator: Plastic-coated steel lever handle.

b.  Victaulic Series 589 or equal.

2.4  FERROUS BODY BALL VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. KTM
  3. Neles Jamesbury
  4. PBM

4.  Victaulic Co. of America

  1. Worcester
  2. 1 Inch Through 8 Inches:
  3. BAV-1: Flanged, 150 lb drilled graphite fiber reinforced vinyl ester body and ball, stainless steel stem insert molded in graphite fiber reinforced vinyl ester, TFE seat and seal; manual lever handle. Valve shall be used as block and drain valves at pressure gauges, unless noted otherwise.
  4. BAV-2: Flanged 150 lb ductile iron body and ball, PFA or TFE lined body and ball, PTFE seats and seals, PFA lined stainless steel stem.
  5. BAV-3: Flanged, 150 lb ANSI drilled, carbon steel body, stainless steel ball, Teflon seats and seal.

4.  BAV-4: Grooved, 800 psig maximum CWP rating, ductile iron body, chrome plated carbon steel ball, TFE seats and fluoroelastomer seals. Victaulic Series 726 or equal.

  1. Use BAV-1 in pressure gauge isolation and drains, systems. Use BAV3 for IW,PIW and CX systems.

2.5  FERROUS-ALLOY BUTTERFLY VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves:
  3. ABC
  4. Bray International, Inc.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Center Line.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Keystone (Tyco Industries)
  10. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  11. Mueller Steam Specialty.
  12. NIBCO INC.
  13. Grooved-End, Ductile-Iron Butterfly Valves:
  14. a. Victaulic Co. of America.Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves, General: MSSSP-67, TypeI, for tight shutoff, with disc and lining suitable for potable water. Provide lining suitable for fluid application, i.e. viton for oil and water soluble coolant unless otherwise indicated.
  15. Operator for Sizes 3 Inches to 4 Inches: Standard lever handle with memory stop.
  16. Operator for Sizes 6 Inches to 24 Inches: Gear operator with position indicator.
  17. Flangeless, 200-psig CWP Rating, Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves: Wafer type with one or two-piece stem.
  18. Single-Flange, 200-psig CWP Rating, Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves: Wafer-lug type with one- or two-piece stem.
  19. Flanged, 200-psig CWP Rating, Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves: Flanged-end type with one- or two-piece stem.

F.  Grooved-End, 300-psig CWP Rating, Ferrous-Alloy Butterfly Valves:

1.  2” through 12”: Ductile-iron body with grooved ends. Electroless nickel coated ductile iron disc with offset stainless steel stem to provide continuous 360-degree seating. Victaulic Vic-300 MasterSeal™ or equal.

2.  14” through 24”: Ductile-iron body with AGS grooved ends. PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide) coated ductile iron disc with stainless steel stem. Victaulic Series W706 or equal.

2.6  COPPER-ALLOY BUTTERFLY VALVES

A.  Manufacturers:

1.  Victaulic Co. of America or equal

B.  Copper Alloy Butterfly Valves, General: Copper-tube dimension grooved ends, tight shutoff, with disc coating suitable for potable water. Provide disc coating suitable for fluid application, i.e. viton for oil and water soluble coolant unless otherwise indicated.

1.  Operator for Sizes 3 Inches to 4 Inches: Standard lever handle with memory stop.

2.  Operator for Sizes 6 Inches: Gear operator with position indicator.

C.  Victaulic Series 608 or equal.

2.7  HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUTTERFLY VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Bray International, Inc.
  3. Cooper Cameron Corp.; Cooper Cameron Valves Div.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Flowseal.
  5. General Signal; DeZurik Unit.
  6. Grinnell Corporation.
  7. Jamesbury, Inc.
  8. Pratt, Henry Company.
  9. High-Performance Butterfly Valves, General: MSSSP-68.
  10. Operator for Sizes 3 Inches to 4 Inches: Standard lever handle with memory stop.
  11. Operator for Sizes 6 Inches to 24 Inches: Gear operator with position indicator.
  12. Flangeless or single flange, Class300, High-Performance Butterfly Valves: Wafer-lug type.

2.8  BRONZE CHECK VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Type1, Bronze, Horizontal Lift Check Valves with Metal Disc:
  3. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  6. Red-White Valve Corp.
  7. Walworth Co.
  8. Type1, Bronze, Vertical Lift Check Valves with Metal Disc:
  9. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  10. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  11. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  12. Type3, Bronze, Swing Check Valves with Metal Disc:
  13. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  14. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  15. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  16. Grinnell Corporation.
  17. Hammond Valve.
  18. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  19. NIBCO INC.
  20. Powell, Wm. Co.
  21. Walworth Co.
  22. Bronze Check Valves, General: MSSSP-80.
  23. Type1, Class150, Bronze, Horizontal Lift Check Valves: Bronze body with bronze disc and seat.
  24. Type1, Class150, Bronze, Vertical Lift Check Valves: Bronze body with bronze disc and seat.
  25. Type3, Class125, Bronze, Swing Check Valves: Bronze body with bronze disc and seat.
  26. Type3, Class150, Bronze, Swing Check Valves: Bronze body with bronze disc and seat.

2.9  GRAY-IRON SWING CHECK VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. TypeI, Gray-Iron Swing Check Valves with Metal Seats:
  3. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  10. Mueller Co.
  11. NIBCO INC.
  12. Powell, Wm. Co.
  13. Walworth Co.
  14. Grooved-End, Ductile-Iron Swing Check Valves:

a. Victaulic Co. of America.

  1. Gray-Iron Swing Check Valves, General: MSSSP-71.
  2. TypeI, Class250, gray-iron, swing check valves with metal seats.
  3. 175-psig CWP Rating, Grooved-End, Swing Check Valves: Ductile-iron body with grooved ends and stainless steel disc. Victaulic Series 712 or equal.

2.10  SPRING-LOADED, LIFT-DISC CHECK VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. TypeIV, Threaded Lift-Disc Check Valves:

1)  Check-All Valve Mfg. Co.

2)  Durabla Fluid Technology, Inc.

3)  Grinnell Corporation.

4)  Metraflex Co.

5)  Milwaukee Valve Company.

6)  Mueller Steam Specialty.

7)  NIBCO INC.

  1. Lift-Disc Check Valves, General: FCI74-1, with spring-loaded bronze or alloy disc and bronze or alloy seat.
  2. TypeIV, Class150, Threaded Lift-Disc Check Valves: Threaded style with bronze shell and threaded ends.

2.11  SPRING-ASSISTED, GROOVED END CHECK VALVES

A.  Manufacturers:

1.  Victaulic Co. of America.

B.  Ductile-iron, 300-psig maximum CWP, stainless steel spring and shaft.

C.  Sizes 2 inches through 12 inches, Victaulic Series 716 or equal.

D.  Sizes 14 inches through 24 inches, Victaulic AGS Series W715 or equal.

2.12  BRONZE GATE VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Type1, Bronze, Nonrising-Stem Gate Valves:
  3. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  10. NIBCO INC.
  11. Powell, Wm. Co.
  12. Walworth Co.
  13. Type2, Bronze, Rising-Stem, Solid-Wedge Gate Valves:
  14. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  15. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  16. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  17. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  18. Grinnell Corporation.
  19. Hammond Valve.
  20. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  21. NIBCO INC.
  22. Powell, Wm. Co.
  23. Walworth Co.
  24. Bronze Gate Valves, General: MSSSP-80, with ferrous-alloy handwheel.
  25. Type1, Class150, Bronze Gate Valves: Bronze body with nonrising stem and bronze solid wedge.
  26. Type2, Class150, Bronze Gate Valves: Bronze body with rising stem and bronze solid wedge.

2.13  CAST-IRON GATE VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. TypeI, Cast-Iron, Nonrising-Stem Gate Valves:
  3. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  10. NIBCO INC.
  11. Powell, Wm. Co.
  12. Walworth Co.
  13. TypeI, Cast-Iron, Rising-Stem Gate Valves:
  14. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  15. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  16. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  17. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  18. Grinnell Corporation.
  19. Hammond Valve.
  20. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  21. NIBCO INC.
  22. Powell, Wm. Co.
  23. Walworth Co.
  24. Cast-Iron Gate Valves, General: MSSSP-70, TypeI.
  25. Class125, NRS, Bronze-Mounted, Cast-Iron Gate Valves: Cast-iron body with bronze trim, nonrising stem, and solid-wedge disc. Nonrising stem valves may be used only where headroom prevents full extension of rising stems.
  26. Class125, OS&Y, Bronze-Mounted, Cast-Iron Gate Valves: Cast-iron body with bronze trim, rising stem, and solid-wedge disc.

2.14  BRONZE GLOBE VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Type3, Bronze Globe Valves with Renewable Seat and Metal Disc:
  3. Cincinnati Valve Co.
  4. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Crane Valves.
  5. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Jenkins Valves.
  6. Crane Co.; Crane Valve Group; Stockham Div.
  7. Grinnell Corporation.
  8. Hammond Valve.
  9. Milwaukee Valve Company.
  10. NIBCO INC.
  11. Walworth Co.
  12. Bronze Globe Valves, General: MSSSP-80, with ferrous-alloy handwheel.
  13. Type3, Class150, Bronze Globe Valves: Bronze body with bronze disc and renewable seat.

2.15  CAST-IRON PLUG VALVES

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Lubricated-Type, Cast-Iron Plug Valves:
  3. Milliken Valve Co., Inc.
  4. Nordstrom Valves, Inc.
  5. Olson Technologies; Homestead Div.
  6. Walworth Co.
  7. Cast-Iron Plug Valves, General: MSSSP-78.
  8. Operator, Sizes 4 inches and smaller: Lever.
  9. Operator, sizes 6 inches and larger: Worm and gear with handwheel.
  10. Class125 or 150, lubricated-type, cast-iron plug valves.

2.16  DUCTILE-IRON ECCENTRIC PLUG VALVES

A.  Manufacturers:

1.  Victaulic Co. of America or equal

B.  175-psig maximum CWP, ductile iron body and bonnet. Provide plug coating suitable for fluid application

C.  Victaulic Series 377 or equal, for use on IPS steel sized pipe with Victaulic Style 307 transition coupling.

2.17  CHAINWHEEL ACTUATORS

  1. Manufacturers:
  2. Babbitt Steam Specialty Co.
  3. Roto Hammer Industries, Inc.
  4. Description: Valve actuation assembly with sprocket rim, brackets, and chain.
  5. Sprocket Rim with Chain Guides: Ductile iron of type and size required for valve.
  6. Brackets: Type, number, size, and fasteners required to mount actuator on valve.
  7. Chain: Hot-dip, galvanized steel of size required to fit sprocket rim.

2.18  BALANCING VALVES

  1. Type 1 – Class 150, Ametal® copper alloy or bronze body and adjustable with memory stop, pressure, and temperature test ports, with threaded ends.
  2. Type 2 – Class 125, Ductile iron or bronze body and adjustable with memory stop, pressure, and temperature test ports, with flanged or grooved ends.

C.  Provide at a minimum of one portable meter with hard durable case, all hoses and fittings, and laminated flows charts to determine flow rates at devices.

D.  Manufacturers:

  1. Bell and Gossett
  2. Taco
  3. Victaulic/TA Hydronics

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1  EXAMINATION