Flowserve Gestra GAV 56F Installation Instructions Manual
Flowserve Gestra GAV 56F Installation Instructions Manual

Flowserve Gestra GAV 56F Installation Instructions Manual

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Shut-Off Valve
GAV 56F
Original Installation Instructions
819237-01

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  • Page 1 Shut-Off Valve GAV 56F Original Installation Instructions 819237-01...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents   Preface ............................... 3   Availability ............................. 3   Text layout ............................3   Safety ..............................3   Usage for the intended purpose ......................3   Basic safety notes ..........................4   Typographic features of warning notes ....................5  ...
  • Page 3: Preface

    Text layout Preface Certain text elements of this installation & operating This installation & operating manual will help you manual feature a specific typographic design. You use the shut-off valve GAV 56F safely and efficiently can easily distinguish the following text elements: for its intended purpose.
  • Page 4: Basic Safety Notes

    Basic safety notes Risk of minor injuries  Sharp edges on internals present the danger of Risk of severe injuries cuts to hands. Always wear industrial gloves  The equipment is under pressure during when servicing the equipment. operation and may be hot. Before carrying out ...
  • Page 5: Typographic Features Of Warning Notes

    Typographic features of warning Description notes Scope of supply and equipment DANGER specification Notes with the heading DANGER warn against imminent dangerous situations that Scope of supply can lead to death or serious injuries. Our equipment is delivered packed and ready for assembly.
  • Page 6 Equipment specification...
  • Page 7 Designation Designation Handwheel Name plate Grease nipple and locking screw Seat ring (up to DN 50) Stem Valve plug Cover Bellows Gasket Gland packing Body Stuffing box screw Flow arrow Equipment of size DN 15 up to DN 100 The following items are indicated on the equipment feature a throttling plug.
  • Page 8: Purpose And Function

    PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) Purpose and function The equipment fulfills the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive PED 97/23/EC and Purpose can be used for the following fluids: The equipment is designed for shutting off  Fluids of group 1 pipelines.
  • Page 9: Storing The Equipment

    Storing the equipment For a short period of time the equipment  Please observe the following items when storing may be transported even if the the equipment: temperature is below 0 °C, provided that the equipment is completely empty and ...
  • Page 10: Connecting The Equipment

    Attention! DANGER Personnel working on pipes are exposed to Equipment will be damaged if the end safety risks and may suffer severe injuries, connections are undersized. poisoning or even loss of life.  Make sure that the connections are  Make sure that no hot or hazardous strong and rigid enough to support the fluid is in the equipment or the pipes.
  • Page 11 Attention! CAUTION Hot surfaces and heat radiation present Damage may occur if the equipment was the risk of burns. distorted during installation.  Wear protective gear that is suitable  To open the equipment turn the for the temperatures generated in your handwheel two turns anticlockwise.
  • Page 12: Retrofitting And Adjusting A Stroke Limiter

    To fit the stroke limiter proceed as follows: Retrofitting and adjusting a stroke  Screw the nut (16) onto the hexagon bolt (15). limiter  Take the sealing plug (14) out of the handwheel nut (17) (1.). CAUTION  Screw the hexagon bolt onto the handwheel nut (2.).
  • Page 13: Operation

    Adjusting the stroke limiter The further you screw in the hexagon bolt, the more After operation the flowrate is reduced.  To restrict the stroke length screw the hexagon DANGER bolt (15) in a clockwise direction.  To increase the stroke length screw the If the equipment is used in contaminated areas there is a risk of severe injuries or hexagon bolt (15) in an anticlockwise direction.
  • Page 14: Changing The Settings

    For work on the equipment you will need the following tools: Attention!  Grease gun Equipment may get damaged if you use  DN15–DN32: any tools for changing settings.  Spanner (US: wrench) A. F. 9 mm  Do not use a lever for operating the ...
  • Page 15: Removing External Dirt Deposits

     Apply a grease gun to the lubricating nipple in Removing external dirt deposits the locking screw (2).  To pump grease into the equipment squeeze the grease gun handle once or twice. CAUTION  Remove any excess grease around the Hot surfaces and heat radiation present lubricating nipple with a soft cloth.
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Insufficient flowrate The equipment is not Completely open the equipment completely open. The sealing plugs have not Remove the equipment. Take off the been removed. sealing plugs. Mount the equipment. Fluid escapes (equipment is The end connections are not Insulate the connections.
  • Page 17: Eliminating Leaks

    Eliminating leaks DANGER If the bellows starts leaking tighten the stuffing box Personnel working on pipes are exposed to screw to prevent fluid from escaping. Then replace safety risks and may suffer severe injuries, the whole equipment. poisoning or even loss of life. ...
  • Page 18: Putting The Equipment Out Of Operation

    Qualified personnel must have extensive experience with and a working knowledge of: Putting the equipment out of  pertinent rules and regulations concerning operation handling hazardous substances  special regulations for handling the hazardous Removing harmful substances substances encountered on site ...
  • Page 19: Removing The Equipment

     Store the equipment as described in section Removing the equipment "Storing the equipment" on page 9. DANGER Re-using equipment after storage Observe the following instructions if you want to Personnel working on pipes are exposed to remove the equipment and use it again somewhere safety risks and may suffer severe injuries, else: poisoning or even loss of life.
  • Page 20: Disposing Of The Equipment

    Disposing of the equipment Attention! Environmental damage may be caused by poisonous fluid residues.  Before disposing of the equipment make sure that it is clean and free of fluid residues.  For the disposal of all materials observe the pertinent legal regulations concerning waste disposal.
  • Page 21: Technical Data

    Technical data Dimensions and weights Dimensions and weights for DN 15 to DN 50 DN [mm] DN [inch] ½ ¾ 1¼ 1½ L [mm] H [mm] C [mm] Lift [mm] 14.0 14.0 Weight [kg] 11.0 13.0 Overall length to EN 558, series 1 Dimensions and weights for DN 65 to DN 150 DN [mm] DN [inch]...
  • Page 22: Flow Characteristics

    Flow characteristics Flow characteristics DN 15 to DN 50 DN [mm] DN [inch] ½ ¾ 1¼ 1½ ζ value value [m 11.5 17.5 30.0 42.0 Flow characteristics DN 65 to DN 150 DN [mm] DN [inch] 2½ ζ value value [m Pressure &...
  • Page 23: Manufacturer's Declaration

    P. O. Box 10 54 60, D-28054 Bremen Telephone +49 (0) 421 35 03 0 +49 (0) 421 35 03 393 E mail gestra.ag@flowserve.com Internet www.gestra.de This declaration is no longer valid if modifications are made to the equipment without consultation with us.
  • Page 24 Agencies all over the world: www.gestra.de Great Britain South Africa Flowserve GB Limited Flowserve SA (Pty) Ltd. Abex Road Unit No. 1 Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5EY Director Road Tel. 0044 16 35 / 46 99 90 Spartan Extension 2 0044 16 35 / 3 60 34...

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