Pilot operating

pressure
reducing valve

Diaphragm Valve - Pilot Operated

Control Spring

Steam to
Diaphragm
Valve
Should Be:

Clean &
Dry
Pilot Diaphragm

Pilot Valve
Main Valve & Seat
Down Stream
Sensor Connection

Control Pipe &

Bleed Orifice
Main Valve Push Rod

Main Diaphragm

How Pilot Operated Valves Work

Pressure adjustment

Pilot diaphragm

Pilot valve
Main valve
Flow

Control spring

Downstream external
sensing pipe connection
Return spring
Control port

Main diaphragm

Pilot Operated Reducing Valves

Pressure Reducing Valve

Pilot Operated
Spring adjustment

Pressure control
spring

Pilot diaphragm
Downstream pressure sensing pipe

Control pipe
Pilot valve head

Return spring

Main valve head

Bleed orifice

Enlarged
downstream pipe

Main diaphragm

Features and benefit

Advantage:

Precious control +/-0.1 bar

Stable
Big size (DN150 25P) DN80 DP143
Downstream pressure increase from 0 to reduce shock
No external power resource required
Intrinsically safe as standard, for use in hazardous areas

Disadvantage:
Expensive
More sensitive than DRV

Application:
Process equipment which need precious control
equipment with variable flow

Pressure Reducing Valve Station

The Necessary Components
Pressure
reducing
Separator Strainer
valve

Pressure
Safety valve
gauge

Trap set

Float
trap

Stop
valve

PRV Station

Installation - One valve

Separator
Strainer
P/gauge

PRV

HP side

LP side
Stop valve
P/gauge

Safety valve
Trap set

Suggestion

The PRV should be correctly size based on capacity

The PRV normally 1 size less than the correctly sized
pipe.
Install steam separator and 100 mesh strainer to avoid
water and dirt damage.
If the pressure turndown is more than 10:1, use 2 valves
in series.
If the load turndown is more than 10:1, use 2 valves in
parallel.

Installation PRVs in Series

Use when:
PRESSURE turndown is more than 10:1
Example

Upstream pressure: 12 bar g, Downstream pressure 1 bar g

Primary

Secondary