Industry standards regarding the amount of permissible leakage of the process fluid through a valve's seat or seal — most applicable to throttling valves Leakage Class Maximum Designation Clase | Classi Class ‘Class Clase V lass Allowable Leakage NA 0.5% of rated ceapacty 0.1% of rated ‘capacity 0.01% of rated capacity 10.0008 mi per minute of water ‘er inch of port ‘ameter per psi erent Notto excesd Clase VI standare ‘er pot diameter Test Medium NA ‘ror water at 50 125° F(10- 82°C), As above As above Water at 50 0126 (10t0 52) ‘Aico itogen at S00 125°F (1010 52°C) ‘Test Pressure NA Lower of 45 -60 psig or ‘maximum operating. cierentit As above ‘As above ‘Maximum service pressure op aorose valve plug not {0 exooed ANS! body rating 150 pig or max rate dierent pressure across valve lug whichever is lower Test Procedure ‘No Test Lower of 45-60 psig or ‘maximum operating cSferenit As above ‘As above Maximum service pressure ‘op across vaive pig not tw exceed ANS! body rang ‘Actuator should be ‘aqusted to operating ‘onions speciied with {ull rrmaleosing thrust ‘applied to valve plug soal