BSi - British Standard institute Valve Standards

Ball Valves

BS 4460:1969 Steel ball valves for the petroleum industry

BS 5159:1982 Cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for general purposes

BS 5351:1990 Steel ball valves for petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries

Butterfly Valves

BS3952:1965 Cast iron butterfly valves for general purposes

BS 5155:1992 Specification for butterfly valves

Check Valves

BS 1868:1975 Specification for steel check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends) for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries

BS4090:1966 Cast iron check valves for general purposes

BS3961:1965 Cast iron screw down stop valves and stop and check valves for general purposes

BS4312:1968 Flanged steel screw down stop valves and check valves for general purposes

BS 7438:1991 Specification steel and copper alloy waffer check valves, single disk, spring-loaded type

Diaphragm Valves

BS 5156:1990 Specification for diaphragm valves

Gate Valves (Parallel Slide Valves)

BS 5157:1989 Specification for steel gate (parallel slide) valves

BS3948:1965 Cast iron parallel slide valves for general purposes

BS4133:1967 Flanged steel parallel slide valves for general purposes

BS 1735:1966 Flanged cast iron outside-screw-and-yoke wedge gate valve, class 125, sizes 1 1/3 in to 24 in, for the petroleum industry

BS 3464:2000 Cast iron wedge and double disk gate valves for general purposes

BS3808:1964 Cast and forged steel flanged, screwed and socket welding wedge gate valves (compact design), sizes 2 in and smaller, for the petroleum industry

Gate, Globe, Check & Plug Valves

BS2995:1966 Cast and forged steel wedge gate, globe, check and plug valve, screwed and socket welding, sizes 2 in and smaller, for the petroleum industry

BS 1873:1975 Specification for steel globe and globe stop and check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends) for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries

BS 5160:1989 Specification for steel globe valves, globe stop and check valves and lift type check valves

BS 5352:1990 Steel wedge gate, globe and check valves 50mm and small

Plug Valves

BS 1570:1960 Flanged and but weld-welding end steel plug valves for the petroleum industry (excluding well -head and flow-line valves)

BS 5158:1989 Specification for cast iron plug valves

BS 5353:1989 Specification for steel plug valves

Safety Valves

BS 6759-1:1995 Safety valves - Part 1. Specification for safety valves for steam and hot water

BS 6759-2:1997 Safety valves - Part 2. Safety valves for compressed air or inert gas

BS 6759-3:1995 Safety valves - Part 3. Specification for safety valves for process fluids

Dimensions

BS EN 558-2:1996 Industrial valves face to face and center to face dimensions of metal valves for use in flanged piping systems. Part 2 class-designated valves

BS EN 558-1:1996 Industrial values face to face and center to face dimensions of metal valves for use in flanged pipe systems. Part 1 PN designated valves

BS EN 60534-3-1:2000
Industrial-process control valves - Dimensions - Face-to-face dimensions for flanged, two-way, globe-type, straight pattern and centre-to-face dimensions for flanged, two-way, globe-type, angle pattern control valves

BS EN 60534-3-2:2001 Industrial-process control valves - Dimensions - Face-to-face dimensions for rotary control valves except butterfly valves

BS EN 60534-3-3:1998 Industrial-process control valves - Dimensions - End-to-end dimensions for buttweld, two-way, globe-type, straight pattern control valves

BS2080:1995 Specification for face to face, center to face, end to end and center to end dimensions of valves

Terminology

BS EN 736-1:1995 Valves - Terminology - Definition of types of valves

BS EN 736-2:1997 Valves - Terminology - Definition of components of valves

BS EN 60534-1:1989 Industrial-process control valves - Industrial-process control valves - Control valve terminology and general considerations

Installation

BS 6683:1985 Guide to installation and use of valves

Flanges

BS EN 1092-2:1997 Flanges and their joints - Circular flanges for pipes, valves, fittings and accessories, PN designated - Cast iron flanges

Flow Capacity

BS EN 60534-2-1:1999 Industrial-process control valves - Flow capacity - Flow capacity - Sizing equations for fluid flow under installed conditions

BS EN 60534-2-3:1998 Industrial-process control valves - Flow capacity - Test procedures

BS EN 60534-2-5:2003 Industrial-process control valves - Flow capacity - Sizing equations for fluid flow through multistage control valves with inter stage recovery

Natural Gas Pipeline Valves

BS EN 14141:2003 Valves for natural gas transportation in pipelines - Performance requirements and tests

Testing

BS 5417:1976 Testing of general purpose industrial valves

BS 6755-2:1987 Testing of valves - Specification for fire type-testing requirements

Marking

BS 5418:1984 Specification for marking of general purpose industrial valves

BS EN 60534-5:2004 Industrial-process control valves – Marking

Control Valves

BS1655:1976 Flanged automatic control valves for the process control industry (face to face dimensions)

BS 5793-4:1987 Industrial-process control valves - Specification for inspection and routine testing

BS 5793-6:1986 Industrial-process control valves - Specification for mounting details for attachment of positioners to control valve actuators

BS 6283-2:1991 Safety and control devices for use in hot water systems - Specifications for temperature relief valves for pressures from 1 bar to 10 bar

BS 6283-4:1991 Safety and control devices for use in hot water systems - Specification for drop-tight pressure reducing valves of nominal size up to and including DN 50 for supply pressures up to and including 12 bar

BS EN 60534-6-1:1998 Industrial-process control valves - Mounting details for attachment of positioners to control valves - Positioner mounting on linear actuators

BS EN 60534-6-2:2001 Industrial-process control valves - Mounting details for attachment of positioners to control valves - Positioner mounting on rotary actuators

BS EN 60534-8-1:2001 Industrial-process control valves - Noise considerations - Laboratory measurement of noise generated by aerodynamic flow through control valves

BS EN 60534-8-2:1991 Industrial-process control valves - Noise considerations - Laboratory measurement of noise generated by hydrodynamic flow through control valves

BS EN 60534-8-3:2000 Industrial-process control valves - Noise considerations - Control valve aerodynamic noise prediction method

BS EN 60534-8-4:1994 Industrial-process control valves - Noise considerations - Prediction of noise generated by hydrodynamic flow

Steel Valves

BS 5146 P1:1984 Steel valves for the petrochemical and allied industries

Actuators

BS EN ISO 5210:1996 Industrial valves - Multi-turn valve actuator attachments

Fire Testing

BS6755-2:1987 Testing of valves. Specification for fire type-testing requirements.