Fire Safe Testing Of Valves

Valtorc international give fire safe affirmed ball valve by asme api standard 607 fifth versions passed in june 2005.

Fire safe testing of valves.

This means it has been pressurized set under fire at a defined temperature and duration and after stopping the fire supply the valve has been shock cooled and the. The valves are placed under pressure 75 of the max. Check if fire safe tried sort or just fire safe configuration without test of real sort is needed. In this assembly valves actuators gaskets seals fittings etc.

Iso 10497 api 607 6fa 6fb 6fd. Fueled no pun intended by safety and insurance requirements fire tested valve designs became mandatory. Fire safe testing of ball valve and gate valve. The similar standard is iso 10497 5 2004.

Fire safe testing of valves these tests determine the resistance of fire safe valves to a burn under controlled conditions as defined in common industry standards like. Itis has engineered an ultramodern fire test assembly. Api 607 api6 fa the performance requirements in these standards are intended to establish acceptable performance for components during a period representative of the time required to. The fire safety test as conducted by tüv süd ensures that the valves demonstrate minimal leakage and can still be operated in case of fire.

The valve is fire safe tested and approved according to common standards like api 607 api 6 fa iso 10497 etc or the valve is within the qualification range of this standard. Api fire test valve standards. When the fourth edition of api 607 was released in 1994 exxon dropped its requirement for its own standard and accepted valves qualified to api 607. Fire tested certified ball valves.