VALVES FOR SWITCHING FLOW 318 MULTIPORT VALVE Used largely on hydraulic and pneumatic contro cir cuits and sometimes used directly in process piping, these velues have rotry- ball or plug-ype dises with one oF more ports arranged to switch flow. DIVERTING VALVE Two typas of ‘diverting’ valve are made. Both snitch flow from 8 fine into one of two outlets. One type is of wye pattern with e Fringed ise at the junction wich closes one ofthe two outlets, end is used to hendle powders and other solids. The second type handles liquid only, and has no moving partsflow is switched by two pneumatic contra fines. I is svalable in sizes to G:inch, ‘VALVES FOR DISCHARGING 34.9 ‘These valves allow removal of fluid from within o piping system either to atmosphere, to a ¢rein, oF to another piping system or vessel at a lower pressure. Operation is often automatic, Palit and safty valves, steam traps, and rupture discs ace included in this section, Pressurereleving valves aro usually soring loaded, as those worked by lover and weight con be easly rendered inoperative by personnel. The first three valves sre operated by system presute, and are usually mounted diroctly onto the piping or vessel ‘0 be protected, ina vertical, upright position. Refer to the governing code or the application of those valvgs, including the naed for an external lifting device (hanelever, etc). SS SAFETY VALVE A repid-onening {oopoing ection) fullflow vale for air and other gees. RELIEF VALVE Intended to relieve excess pressure in liquids, in situations where full-flow discharge is nat required, when release of a small volume of liquid would reply lower pressure. Mounting is show in figure 6.4. SAFETY VALVE. RELIEF VALVE SAFETV-RELIEF VALVE Relieves excess pressuro of aither gas or liquid wihich mey suddenly develop a vapor phase due to rapid and uncontrolled heating from chemical resction in iquidiadon vases, ater to figure 64. BALL FLOAT VALVE These automatic valves are used: (1) AS air tans to remove water from air systems. (2) To remove air from liquid systems ‘and act as vacuum breakers or breather valves. (3) To control liquid lave! fr tonks. They are not imended to remove condensate BALL FLOAT VALVE (For frseuse above [BLOWOFF VALVE BLOWOFF VALVE A varoty of globe velve conforming with boller code requirements end especially designed for bolas blowoff service, Sometimes suitable ako for blowdown save. Wye-pattrn and angle types often wd Used to remove sir and other gases from boilers, ete. Manually-opersted, FLUSH-BOTTOM TANK VALVE Usvellyaglote tyae, designed 10 mini- rmize pocketing, primarily for canveniantly discharging liquid from the low ofa tank, FLUSH-BOTTOM TANK VALVE (GLOBE TYPE} RUPTURE DISC A safety device designed to bust ata certain excess presure and ropidly discherge gas or qui from e system. Usuelly made in the form of @ replaceable metal dished batween flanges, Dise mey aso be of graphite ot, for lowest bursting pressures, plstc film SAMPLING VALVE A valve, usely of needle o globe patter, paced ina branch line for the purpose of dravving off semples of process material thru the branch, Sampling from very high pressure lines is best done thru a double vehed collecting vssl. A cooling arrancement may be needed for sampling ram high-temperature ins.