BSI BS¥S514— PART*) 74 MM Lb24Gb9 0040987 | BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 UDC 620.1: 621.646 : [622.323 + 662.753 + 665.6] (Reprinted, incorporating Amendments No, 1 to No, 3 inclusive) Inspection and test of valves Part 1. Specification for steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries British Standards InstitutionBSI BS*5]4b PART#L 74 MM Mb24b69 0040588 3 mm ‘This British Standard, having been approved by the Petroleum Equipment Industry Standards Committee, was published under the authority ofthe Executive Hoard on 6 September, 1974, © British Standards Institution, 1974 ISBN: 0 $80 08448 5 [British Standards Institution Incorporated by Royal Charter, BSI is the independent national body for the preparation of British Standards. 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Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 GLE (Telephone 0908 220022; Telex 825777), ‘The following BSI references relate fo the work on ths standard: Committe reference PEE/I Draft for comment 74/37782DC Co-operating organizations ‘The Petroloum Equipment Industry Standards Committe, undor whose suporvsion this British Standard was propared, consists of representatives from the following Government departinent and scientific and industrial organizations British Gas Corporation British Mechanical Engineering Confederation British Rubbor Manufacturers Association Lid ‘rts Stet Industry “Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment Department of Trade and Industry "Oil Companies Materials Association The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above lst, together with tho following, wore dreetly represented on the Committee entrusted withthe preparation of this standard: Association of Hydraulic Kaulpment Manufacturers Brush Chemical Engineering Contractors’ Asoctation British industrial Measuring and Control Apparatus Manufactureny Asociation 8804-5056 Uris Patios Pederation British Valvo Manufacturers’ Association Engineering Equipment Users’ Assocation ‘Steel Castings AssociationBSI BS¥SL4G PARTAL 74 MM Lb24bb9 0040989 5 mm BS BS 5146 :Part 1:1974 Do ean 62.646 672928 + 062750 656.61 Inspection and test of valves Part 1. Specification for steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue | Text affected 2316 August 1979 | Indicated by a line in the margin 3343 May 1980 Indicated by a line in the margin 71 November 1984 | Indicated by a line in the margin, British Standards Institution - 2 Park Street - London W1A 2BS ‘Telophone 01-629 9000 Telex 266933BSI BS*5L44 PART*) 74 MM Lb246b5 0040550 1 BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 Contents Page Page Co-operating organizations Inside front cover Section three. Pressure tests Foreword 2 13. General 4 14, Shell test (hydrostatic) 5 15. Seat test (hydrostatic) 5 16. Seat test (air) 6 17, Test duration 6 Section one, Goer 3 18 Tetlgas é ee 315. Tetanus $ 3. Information to be supplied by the a purchaser 3 Section four. Further tests 21. Fire safe tests 6 22. Anti-static device testing 6 Section two. Inspection 4. Inspection at manufacturer's works 3 Appendix 5. Inspection of purchased components 3A... Prototype tests 7 @ 6. Inspection by purchaser 4 7. Inspection of materials 4 Tables 8, Supplementary inspection 4 1. Hydrostatic test pressure (gauge) in bar S 9. Repair of shell defects 4 2. Test durations 6 ence 43. Average leakage rates | 11. Notie of inspection 4 Figure 12. Protective coz 4 1. Typical fire safe test rig 9 Foreword ‘This British Standard is one ofa series of standards for valves prepared under the authority of the Petroleum ‘quipment Industry Standards Committee. I¢ covers the requirements for inspection and testing of valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries and is comparable with API Standard 598 ‘Valve Inspection and Tost’, ‘This standard is published in two Parts: Part 1 ‘Specification for steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries’ and Part 2 ‘Specification for pressure testing requirements for general purpose valves’,BSI BSxS14G PART*) 74 MM b24b69 OO4OT9L 3 ml BS 5146: Part 1: 1974 Inspection and test of valves Part 1, Specification for steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries Section one. General 1. Scope ‘This British Standard specifies the requirements for the inspection and test of steel valves, manufactured in aocordance with the requirements of the following British Standards, for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries: BS 1414, BS 1570, BS 1868, BS 1873, BS 2080, BS 5351, BS 5352, BS 5353. Important note. Inspection and test requirements given in thi British Standard shall only apply to the individual valve types when this is specified in the corresponding individual valve type British Standard. 2. References ‘The titles of the British Standards roferred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 3. Information to be supplied by the purchaser Certain clauses of this standard permit alternatives and the purchaser shell inform the manufacturer in the purchase order, and preferably also in the enquiry stage, of the following: (@) whether normal inspection at the manufacturer's works is required (Gee clauses 4 and 11); (b) whether any special material tests are required (6eo clause 7), (©) any supplementary inspection requirements for castings, forgings and fabrications and any associated test certificates (see clause 8); @ whether repair of dofects is forbidden (se0 clause 9); © whether the valve is required to be lined and, ifs, whether a pressure testis required before lining (Gee clause 12); (f) whether low pressure air test is required (see clause 16); () whether a test fluid other than water at ambient temperature is required and, if so, the details (see clause 18); (h) whether valve test certificates are required (see clause 20). Section two. Inspection 4, Inspection at manufacturer's works If specified in the purchase order, the valve shall be inspected by the purchaser's inspector at the place of manufacture before despatch, and this inspection shall be so conducted as not to interfore unnecessarily with the manufacturer's programme. ‘The inspector shall be allowed access at all reasonable times to those parts of the ‘manufacturer's works which are concemed with the manufacture of the valves, and he shall be afforded ll reasonable facilities for satisfying himself that the valves are manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the relovant standard and the purchase order. ‘The manufacturer, when so requested, shall supply a certificate stating that the valve and the valve parts comply in all respects with the relovant standard and the purchase order. 6. Inspection of purchased components If tho valve manufacturer obtains component parts from some other supplier, similar facilites for inspection of these components shall be given to the purchaser's inspector by prior arrangement.BSI BS¥514b PART*L 74 MM 2624669 OOWOTI2 S a BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 6. Inspection by purchaser Normal inspection by the purchaser shall be limited to the following: (@) visual examination of any finished components at the assembly stages (b) visual and dimensional check of the finished valve; (©) witnessing of shell and seat pressure tests as specified in section three, ‘Any part of the normal inspection procedure may be waived by the inspector. 7. Inspection of materials Physical tests and chemical composition of materials shall be as specified in the various material specifications referred to in the relevant individual valve type standard. Requirements for associated certificates shall be spocified in the purchase order. 8. Supplementary inspection ‘When specified in the purchase order, supplomentary tests on castings, fabrications and forgings, e.g. magnetic particle, radiographic, shall be carried out by the manufacturer to an agreed procedure or specification. If copies of the relevant test cotificates are required this should also be stated in the purchase order. 9. Repair of shell defects Defectsin the shel ofa castle maybe repsved unl otherwise specif in the purchase order. Such pais @ shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of BS 4570 : Part 1. 10. Rejections Any completed valves, or rough or finished components (whether made by the valve manufacturer or purchased from other suppliers) which have been rejected for any reason by the purchaser's inspector shall not be used for completing the purchase order except as provided for in clause 9. 11. Notice of inspection When inspection by the purchaser is stipulated, the valve manufacturer shall normally give at least five days’ prior notice of the availability of valves and components for inspection or test. 12. Protactive coatings Unpainted surfaces of valves may be protected by an easily removable rust preventive to BS 1133 : Section 6 provides emovel fm stg fs bf to Valves shall normally be tested before painting but painted valves from stock may be tested without removal Whore a peaon ining such sls, abbr, ply steorethen (PTFE, te, specie the purchase y tire sey apres tt on he sel porto ing in ato oe hares on th sel alowing ning e Section three. Pressure tests 13, General ‘The pressure tests specified inthis section shall, unless otherwise specified, be carried out by the manufacturer on cach valve and shall stated in the purchase order, be conducted in the presence of the purchaser's inspector. “The gauge test pressures shall be as shown in table 1. These pressures are to be maintained for the times given in table 2PART#L 74 Ml Lb246b9 0040993 7 Ml BSI BS*5SL4b BS 5146 : Part 1: 974 ‘Table 1. Hydrostatic test pressure (gauge) in bar* ha mateial ference in BS 1560: Part 2 cos [incisheand P10 [ratio PES "Tables PE-9 and E12 ind et seat [eet [oron [seat ‘sha ‘soar 150 | 30 zt | 30 at [30 ‘| 22 300 «| 76 sst—| ot ~~ | art —«| «| aor 40 fio [si a7 @ 1 3s eo [iso furor iso oar fio | aor soot [207 fasat five iar ia oor 00 aos ftos usa fut fists isoo [373 fara [aan—faas— [266 |i6 2500 |ear_— ass saa [an sfaaa’ [20 1 bar= 10 Nin? =10*k 4 he hyo set pre or bal vas hal no exe he ody rating or at eting ae BS S381), whichever Not applicable to ange vas. 14. Shell test (hydrostatic) All valves shall be subjected to a hydrostatic test of the shell at the appropriate pressure given in table 1. They shall remain tight under this pressure when subjected to the full stresses in all directions induced by the test pressure for the durations given in table 2. For this test disks, wedges and plugs shall be in the open position and balls in the half-open position. Check valves shall have the pressure applied to the upstream side. ‘When valves with stuffing boxes are being tested, the back seat shall be tested for leakage with the valve fully ‘open and either with the stem packing removed or untightened. 15, Seat test (hydrostatic) Ail valves (excluding ball valves unless specified by the purchaserq) shal be subjected to hydrostatic seat tests, during which no external forces which might improve seat scaling shall be applied to the valve ends, at the appropriate pressure given in table 1. There shall be no visible: leakage during the test (see table 2 for test duration). ‘The pressure is to be applied as follows. (@) Gate valves: successively to each side of the wedge. In the ease of soft seal valves, the bonnet plug shall be removed prior to test to prove the double block and bleed facility (b) Globe valves: under the disk (6) Check valves: on the downstream side. (a) Globe stop and check valves: under the disk and also with stem raised and test pressure applied to the downstream side. () Plug valves: successively to each side of the plug§. (f) Ball valves: successively to each side of the ball. Tn each case the valve shall be in the closed position, except as stated in (4), with the side not under pressure open to the atmosphere and, where applicable, the shell cavity shall be full of the test liquid during the test. ‘Whee! keys shall be permitted to attain the manufacturer's specified closing torque where gearing is specifically omitted by the purchaser. ‘€ When specified by the puichaser, soft seated ball valves shall have hydrostatic sat test n accordance with clause 1, It should be noted, however, that soft seated valves tested to a maximum seat pressure might havea reduced performance capability in some subsequent services at low diferental pressures, In these cases the manufacturer should be conslted. '§ The plug is to be moved from fully open to fully closed three times to demonstrate satisfactory mechanieal operation and continued tightness after operation. With valves relying on a sealing compound to effect a stl Ic is permitted to charge with scaling compound prio to testing. 11 The ball isto be moved from fully open to fully closed thee times to demonstrate satisfactory mechanlcl operation and continued tightness after aperation. 5 SSS.BSI BS*514b PARTS) 74 MM Lb24669 0040994 9 mm BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 In addition (o the above tests, check valves and globe stop and check valves shal also be tested om the downstream side to 25 % of the seat test pressure given in table 1 16, Seat test (air) All gate, globe, globe stop and check, plug and ball valves shall be subjected to an air seat test at a minimum sauge pressure of 6.9 bar® applied as specified in clause 15 with liquid on the side which is not under pressure and there shall be no visible leekage during the tost (see table 2 for test duration). As an alternative, ball and plug valves may be tested, when specified and the method agreed with the purchaser, by pressurizing the body cavity ‘with the bal/plug in the closed position and liquid on both sides. This testis not required for check valves (see clause 15(c)). If so specified by the purchaser, a low pressure air test on the seats shall be carried out by the manufacturer on valves intended for low differential pressure or vacuum service; the test pressure shall then be stated by the purchaser anc! may be witnessed by the purchaser if desi 17. Test duration ‘The specified test pressure foreach type of test shall be maintained for atleast the durations given in table 2. Table 2, Test durations Minimum test duration Set seat mm min min Up to and including 50 % % 65 up to and including 1501 1 200 up to and including 300 |2 2 350 and larger Ss 2 18. Test liquid Hydrostatic tests shall be made with water at ambient temperature unless the use of another liquid is agroed between the purchaser and the manufacturer. If water is used, it may contain a water-soluble oil or a rust inhibitor. 19, Test gauges ‘Test gauges shall be calibrated at intervals not exceeding three months and the results shall be recorded. 20. Test certificates e@ ‘When specified by the purchaser, the manufacturer shall issuo a test certificate confirming that the valves have been tested in accordance with the requirements of this standard and stating actual pressures and medium used in the test. Section four. Further tests (see appendix A) 21, Fire safe tests ‘When required, these tests shall be carried out as specified in A.1. 22. Anti-static device testing When requited, these fests shall be carried out as specified in A.2. #1 ar = 10 Njmn? = 10° kPaBSI BS*524b PART*L 74 MM Lb24Gb9 OO40S55 O mm BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 Appendix A Prototype tests [NOTE. Its recommended that if fire safe testing is being conducted for purposes other than Kitemarking or sina recognized cetifiation sefuemes, then the sample valves tested shall normally represent a size range of similar valves of nominal bore size not more than 50 mm ‘greater than and not more than SO mm smaller than the nominal bore and size of the sample valve. It is suggested thatthe smallest vale in the range should be included as sample valve ‘Where valves manufactured by a particular company vary according to material, constructional detail etc, then only limited programme of testing may be required to cover such additional ranges. A.L Fire safe testing of soft seated ball valves A.Lul General The requirements of A.1.2 shall be satisfied for the design of valve to be classified as fire safe. Ths testis intended only 2s «prototype test and is intended to cover a rango of sizas of valve having the same pressure rating, design detail and material composition. A valve design or material change which might affect the fire safe aspect may be cause for retest in order to classify the modified design as fire safe. ‘This test method may also be used as the basis ofa prototype tet for fir safe testing of other types of soft seated valve ‘when specified in the appropriste British Standard. AL2 Test procedure (@) The valve shall be mounted in the test rig with the stem vertically upwards (a sketch of a typical rg is given in figure 1). The valve body and bore of the bal shall be filled with kerosene or diesel fuel prior to commencement of the test. (b) The valve shall be exposed to fire with the ballin the open position until the body of the valve reaches a temperature of at east 600 °C. (The temperature should be measured in the body, as near to the seat ring as possible and remote from the flame source). This minimum temperature shall be maintained for the period of time recommended by the valve manufacturer to ensure complete decomposition or disintegration of the soft seats and seals. In to case shall this period be less than 15 min. Body temperature shall be recorded at 5 min intervals. During fcing the valve shall be observed for visual signs of leakage to atmosphere from the stem, body joint or cover joint. (©) A minimum internal pressure of 2 bac* shall be maintained during exposure to fire. (@) The valve shall be demonstrated to be operable by shutting and opening it a minimum of three times (leaving the valve in the open position) within $ min of extinguishing the Sire, If approved by the manufacturer the valve may then bbe force cooled after cooling naturally to black heat. As soon as practicable thereafter the following additional tests shall be carried out in the sequence specified. (1) With water flowing through the valve, commence to close the valve (one single operation) within 10 of. ‘commencement of flow. With the valve closed stabilize the pressure to 1 bar. Measure leakage rate across the pressure retaining seat and to atmosphere from the stem, body joint or cover joint between 3 min and 13 min after closing the valves and applying the pressure. (2) After completing (1), (and without further operations) the valve shall be subjected to a full hydrostatic seat test pressure (ee table 1). Measure the leakage rate across the pressure retaining seat and to atmosphere from the stem, body joint or cover joint between 3 and 13 min after applying the pressure. (©) Bistirectional valves shall be tested in both directions. (@) No gland adjustment shall be made at any stage of the test procedure. (g) After completion of the test, the-valve shall be dismantled for inspection to obtain assurance that all soft sealing components have decomposed or disintegrated. * Lbar= 10! Ni?BSI BS¥S14— PARTH) 74 MM Lb24b69 OO4OS9e 2 ml BS 5146 : Part 1: 1974 AAL.3 Leakage rates, Maximum allowable leakage rates shall be as shown in table 3. Table 3. Average leakage rates ‘Valve nominal size DN Allowable average leakage rates Reduced Full Seat Total stem, body bore bore joint, cover joint rml/min ml/min B10 50 81040 20 10 80 so 30 15 100 80 40 20 150 100 60 30 200 150 80 40 250 200 100 so 300 250 120 60 350 300 140 70 400 350 160 80 400 180 90 Leakage rates from the stem, body joint and cover joint during firing which support either a single flame of a length in excess of 100 min or multiple flames of a total combined length in excess of 100 mm shall be a cause of rejection ‘A.2 Testing of anti-static device. For those types of valve where an antistatic device is specified in the relevant British Standard, a prototype test shall be carried out on a new, dry, ‘as built’ valve of each type after pressure ‘esting. The test for continuity shall be cartied out after a valve has been cycled at least five times. It shall then be demonstrated that the discharge path as defined in the individual valve product standard has electrical continuity with a resistance not exceeding 10 92 from a power source not exceeding 12 V. NOTE. THIS TEST IS HAZARDOUS. ALL REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS HAVE TO BE TAKEN FOR THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL CONDUCTING THE: TEST.BSI BS*5146 PART*) 74 MM Ub24469 OO40597 4 mm Discharge to sate area downwind of tir Valve body and skin Rel valve~ temperature pyrometers Set pressure to 0 C-1000°C. suit valve rating —| Portable displacer type hand pump Test valve ‘Thermocouple ‘Manus! bleed valve inserted into. bind andlor pressure hole in valve body ‘elif valve 0 0 o @eody city LEE Tresor o rane Kerosene 1 Foe! supply re = he Bleed valve NOTE 1, Recommended minimum distance downwind from flebox of pump, bleed valve discharges and relit valve vents is 7m. NOTE 2. Installation for body cavity pressure is optional. NOTES. All rei pipework to boa minimum of DN 15. Figure 1. Typical fire safe test rig BSI publications referred to in this standard: “This standard makes reference tothe following British Standards: WS 1133 Packaging code Section 6 Temporary protection of motal surfaces against corrosion (during transport and storage) BS 1414 Flanged and buttowrelding end stel outskde-serow-and-yoke wedge gate valves for the petroleum industry [BS 1560 Steel pipe flanges and Manged fittings (nominal sizes in to 24 in) for the petroleum industry Part 2 Metric dimensions BS 1570 Flanged and buttarelding end steel plug valves for the petroleum industry (excluding wellhead and flowline valves) BS 1868 Flanged stool chock valves forthe petroleum industry BS 1873 Flanged steel plobo valves for the petroleum industry [BS 2080 Summary of face-to-face dimensions of Manged ferrous valves for the petroleum industry [BS 4570 Fusion welding ofstol castings Part 1 Production, rectification and repale BS 5351. Stool ball valves for the etréleum, Petrochemical and allied industries, BS 5352 Specifiation for steel wedge gate, globo and check valves 0 mm and smaller for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied induseios BS $353. Specification for plug valves