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CoC Oral Exam Preparation (Part – 17): Boiler Safety Valve

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Boiler Safety Valves protect the boiler from over pressurisation. As per the requirements, at least two safety
valves should be tted to the boiler and both are mounted on a common manifold with a single connection to
the boiler. Boiler with super heater, normally three safety valves are tted; two to the boiler drum and one to
the superheater. The superheater must be set to lift rst to ensure a ow of steam through the superheater.

Improved High Lift Boiler Safety Valve:

Fig: Improved Highlift Boiler Safety Valve

The sketch shown is improve high lift safety valve . The are usually mounted 2 Nos. on a single chest. Valve ,
seat , spindle , compression screw and bush are made of non-corroded metal and valve chest is made of cast
steel.
This valve improve than other type as because:

Using wingless valve to improve steam ow

Floating cylinder arrangement can prevent piston seizure.

The special shaped valve and seat de ect steam toward the lips on the valve and increase valve lift.This action
also achieves the valve to lift and shut smartly at the blow o pressure. It is set to open at 3 % above working
pressure. The lift of valve is one twelfth of the valve diameter.
A ported guide plate tting adequately guide the spindle itself and allow the waste steam to the under side of
the piston with pressure and gives increased valve lift.  Waste steam pressure also keeps the oating cylinder
in place while the piston moves. So oating cylinder seizure risk is reduced.

A drainpipe is tted to the lowest part of the valve chest on the waste steam discharge side and lead to clearly
drain,  no valve or cock tted through its length. This drain is important to be checked regularly. If it is choked,
there is a possibility of overload  to valve , due to hydraulic head and damage results by water hammer.

Fig: Boiler High Lift Safety Valve

Close examination and attention during overhauling

Check valve and seat for wear, cavity corrosion , pitting and any fault. They must be ground in properly
not to excess  maker’s limited dimensions and clearances.
Valve chest must be cleaned condition and drain line clear
Hammer test to spindle for any crack and check its straightness
Hammer test to compression spring for any fracture and check for corrosion. Free length is limited to 0.5
% of original free length.
Check the guide plates and bushes for uneven wear and have su cient clearance to allow free
movement of
Check compression nut and cover bush’s threads and any sign of wear and tear.
Check the easing gear , cable , pulley and connecting links.
Connecting pin should be a free t in the lid and no bending. Pinhole to be regular shape.

 Pressure setting of safety valve

Take standard pressure gauge

Shut boiler main stop valve and feed check valves
Check waster steam pipe and drain line clear
Ensure the correct assemble of valves with no hood and easing gear
Keep the boiler under full re condition with adequate water level visible in the sight glass.
Bring up the boiler pressure to the required blow o pressure, 3 % above the approved working
pressure.
 Screw down the compression nuts of any lifting valves until all quiet.
Then adjust each valve in turn by slacking of its compression nut until its valve lift.
Subsequently screw down the compression nut while lightly tapping its Spindle , valve will return to its
seat and remain properly seated.
Measure gap between compression nut and spring casing cover. Make compression ring with sane
thickness to this gap measurement and insert under the compression nut.
Retest the valves lift and close together.
Then , t the cap , cotter pin and easing gear
Cap and cotter to be pad locked to prevent accidental alternation of setting.
Test the safety valve with easing gear to satisfaction for emergency .

Accumulating pressure test

The accumulating pressure test is done to limit the excessive pressure rising in boiler while the safety valve is
open, cause further compression of spring due to increased loading. .

The test is carried out, on the new boilers or new safety valves , under full ring conditions, with feed water
and steam main stop valve is closed. The test is continued for as long as the water in the boiler permits but it
need 15 minutes for a tank type boiler and 7 minutes for a water tube boiler. With the safety valves operating,
accumulation must not exceed 10% of the working pressure.

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