The pressure relief control valves are used for relieving the system with opening up and evacuating the excessive pressure when the pressure in the system is over a specific limit value. When the system pressure reduces to the valve’s adjusted limit value, it closes again. The relief valve’s pressure value is adjusted from the pilot valve placed on the main valve. The pilot valve’s adjusted value is not affected from the valve’s exit’s back pressure.
1. Main Valve
2. Pilot Valve
3. Adjust Screw
4. Ball Valve
5. Strainer
6. Needle Valve
7. Pressure Gauge
The valve protects the pipe system and the other armatures through rapidly evacuating the excessive pressure in the network to the atmosphere.
The relief control valves hold the system pressure steady without affecting from the flowrate changes.
The relief pilot valve’s control mechanism rapidly opens to hold the system pressure steady when the system flowrate reduces. When the system pressure reduces to the valve’s adjusted value, it closes up with not causing any blow.
After the valve opens rapidly and finishes the evacuation process, it closes up slowly and fully impermeable without causing any pressure fluctuation in the network again.
The valve works with the line pressure entirely hydraulic not needing any extra energy source.
Because of the valve’s design is globe type, its maintenance is quite easy and cheap.
The valve works safely even vertical and horizontal mountings.
The relief control valves are mounted TEE type to the network. The valve’s diameter calculation is done with the
formula.
D : Relief valve diameter (mm)
Q : System Flowrate (m³/h)
P : System Pressure (meters)
Mount the valve according to the arrow placed on the valve that shows the flow direction.
Mount the rapid pressure relief control valve at a “TE” configuration to the system that the valve exit opens to the atmosphere.
The valve diameter must not be selected as same with the network line diameter, if the rapid pressure relief control valve is wanted to be work fully effective. The rapid pressure relief control valve’s diameter must be selected as 1/3 of the network diameter.
Mounting isolation valves (gate, butterfly or ball etc.) at the entrance direction for shutting-off the water in the line are recommended to ease the maintenance of the valve.
Evacuate the water in the valve’s actuator to the atmosphere to prevent freezing in winter.
Adjustment of the rapid pressure relief hydraulic control valve is done with the adjust screw of the pilot valve placed on the main valve. The pressure value increases when you turn the adjust screw clockwise. If you turn it counter clockwise, the pressure value reduces.
If the valve doesn’t close itself at the adjusted pressure value, loose the needle valve placed on the pilot valve ½ or 1 tour.
1. Pump
2. Isolation Valve
3. Strainer
4. Check Valve
5. Relief Control Valve
6. Air Valve
7. Pressure Gauge
8. Reservoir