FLOW DATA

Cv Values for DJ Series Butterfly Valves

Flow Characteristics (Static Clean Water) Flow Rate Cv* Values

FLOW DATA - CV VALUES

100
SIZE % OPEN
90
Inch mm 10º 20º 30º 40º 50º 60º 70º 80º 90º
80 2 50 0 5 10 18 29 47 75 107 124
21/2 65 0 12 22 39 64 102 163 232 270
70
3 80 0 17 33 57 94 149 240 341 397
60 4 100 0 29 55 96 158 252 404 577 671
Flow Rate (%)

50
5 125 0 44 83 145 369 381 610 871 1013
6 150 0 66 126 219 362 576 922 1318 1532
40 8 200 0 125 230 400 660 1050 1680 2400 2792
30
10 250 0 160 325 575 950 1514 2423 3462 4024
12 300 0 258 493 859 1418 2260 3618 5168 6010
20
14 350 0 324 617 1076 1776 2829 4530 6472 7525
10
16 400 0 433 826 1441 2378 3760 6068 8669 10080
18 450 0 564 1076 1876 3096 4933 7898 11283 13120
0
10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90°
20 500 0 588 1311 2286 3774 6012 9626 13751 15990
Valve Opening (º) 24 600 0 1018 1942 3388 5590 8907 14688 22742 23690
* Cv is defined as the flow in GPM that a valve will carry with a pressure drop of 1.0 psi, when
the media is 60ºF water.

LIQUID FLOW: GAS FLOW:

Q = Cv DP/S Q = 1360 Cv DP x P1/ST

Q = liquid flow rate (gallons per minute) Q = gas flow rate (SCFH — std. cu. ft./hr.)
DP = pressure drop across valve (psi) S = specific gravity of gas (air = 1.0)
S = specific gravity of media T = temp. - degrees rankin (ºF + 460)
DP = pressure drop across valve (psi)
Cv is defined as the flow in GPM that a valve P1 = upstream pressure (psia) absolute
will carry with a pressure drop of 1.0 psi when
the media is water at 60º. Note that DP must be less than .5
( Flow is critical when DP is greater than .5 P1 ).

VALVE SIZING Example: Throttling Service

- On/Off Service Given:
Simply select a valve which is the same as the piping system. Q - 975 GPM (Flow)
- Throttling Service DP - 1.50 (Pressure Drop)
Select Cv data from above table: 30 - 60º S = (Specific Gravity)
and follow these steps:
1) Cv = Q S = 975 1.50
1) Define: DP 1.0
(Q) - System flow requirements
(DP) - Maximum allowable pressure drop 2) From Cv table:
(S) - Specific gravity of the pipeline media
8" Valve Cv Flow Rate
2) Calculate Cv using above formula Open range 30 - 60º: 230 - 1050
3) Select valve size between (30 - 60º)
4) Do not exceed maximum velocity: 3) Velocity - V - S x .321
Liquids: 20 ft. / second A
Gases: 15,000 ft. / minute 975 x .321 = 6.22 ft/sec.
V = S x .321 (liquid only) 50.3
A 6.22 ft./sec. is within the limits. So for given
A = Area of pipe in square inches conditions, an 8" valve should be used.

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