Swing Check Valves
API 594 / BS 1868
CAST STEEL, SWING TYPE DISC, RENEWABLE BODY SEAT RING, BOLTED BODY-TO-COVER CONNECTION.
INSTALLATION REMARKS:
Swing check valves are best fit for horizontal pipeline installation. Special cases can be evaluated and developed upon request. For small valve sizes, a vertical installation (only with upward flow) is still possible, but for heavier weights of discs chattering issues can occur. Dampers or counterweight shall be then provided.
COVER
The cover is in carbon or stainless steel and is also available in many other CRA. The connection sealing surfaces are raised face or ring joint to suit the valve rating.
BODY
The body is in carbon or stainless steel and is also available in many other CRA. It is carefully designed for total reliability, to keep the pressure drops to a minimum and simple maintenance. The basic dimensions, wall thickness, face to face and flanges, comply with the relevant BS, API and ASME standards. The body-to-cover flange is circular. The sealing surface for connection to the cover is recessed in the 150 and 300 Class and ring joint for higher ratings. The body is threaded for a renewable seat and an integral over-travel stop for the disc is incorporated. Two threaded bosses are provided for the location of the hinge pin. Bosses are eventually provided for drain threaded connection.
COVER BOLTING
Bonnet studs and nuts are manufactured from alloy steel to the relevant ASTM standard.
HINGE PIN
The hinge pin is part of the trim, in forged stainless steel and is machined from ground bar. The hinge pin is locked in the body with two threaded NPT plugs. The pin can be removed for maintenance of the valve.
SEAT RING
Welded-in-seat ring are supplied as a standard. The rings are part of the trim of the valve. For threaded solution, the outer diameter is threaded and its bore is notched for easy installation and dismantling. Special attention is given to the seating face which is ground and lapped, for a perfectly tight seal.
DISC
The disc is part of the trim and is in forged or cast steel. On the back face there is a threaded spigot for the connection to the hinge arm by a nut and cotter pin. The seating surface is ground and lapped.
HINGE
The hinge is made by forged steel and in cast steel.