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    Fire safe test apparatus

    Dear unclesyd! Thank you for your early reply But, this is sad news, if we must be size up from DN25 to 1/2DN of the test valves to upstream pipe work... I recieved any technical papers from SWRi(South West Research Institute). pls, find attached file and see Figure 1, (B) Shall I refer to...
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    Fire safe test apparatus

    Dear Every engineers We have a fire safe test facility and will fire safe test according to API 607_5th two weeks from now. but, we have any problem for apparatus such as upstream pipework. API 607_5th mention that "The test equipment shall be designed so that if the nominal diameter of the...
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    Floating ball valves leaking at low pressure

    Generally, PTFE seats for floating ball valve can withstand to high differential pressure up to 725 psig at 100'F but, I guess that downstream seats damaged at your existing differential pressure(600 psi). I strongly recommend to change a seat design in my experiences(reinforce a strength and...
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    Question for material change of fastner in valve

    Thanks you for reply I will employ to ASME B16.34 and API 6D for Ball valves pls, give a correct interpretation
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    Question for material change of fastner in valve

    we have ever used to A193 B7 bolt & A194 2H hex nut in our valve products but, we have a any problems to purchasing of hex nut such as A194 2H from our vendors so, we would like to change a material from A194 2H to ISO metric grade nut 12(10.9) Is it possible? pls, give a correct interpretation

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