September 02, 2024
FREIBURG CONTRACTING & GENERAL MAINTENANCE L.L.C.
P.O Box 43206, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Attention : Eng. Adesh Jayan
Project : Upgrading of DN150 Bulk Consumer Chamber to DN 300MM
For the Plot P11 at sector RD109 P8, Reference Work Order:
#DC4356865
Subject : Testing of DN 250 Needle valve
Dear Sir,
We confirm that the DN 250 Needle valve supplied to you previously for the
above referred project was manually opened & closed to check flow rates at
various opening degrees in presence ADDC O&M Engineer &Contractor.
Refer to the control valve program the previously submitted , the valve was
finally set at 150 m3/hr flow as per the site requirement.
Thanks.
For Erhard
Nihesh
Regional Sales Manager
1
100 Control valve sizing program
Project Name: ADDC Maintenance
Description/function: Pipe to pipe (Generic application)
Location: ABU Dhabi
Item Name: Control valve @
Opp. Number 0
Date: February 9, 2024
Rev.: 0
Total dynamic head Total dynamic opening Pos.
Q_FCV [m³/h]
(bar) at the valve's head (bar) at the [%] from valve v_DN FCV
Condition (name/number)
inlet valve's outlet piston [m/s]
P1 P2 movement
Flow 1 125.02 3.1 2.6 26.00 0.7
Flow 2 150 2.9 2.3 27.00 0.8
Flow 3 25 3.6 2.9 14.00 0.1
Valve DN 250
Valve PN 16
Insert type seat ring
orifice unit No orifice unit
All used heads are considered to be dynamic ones. We kindly encourage the hydraulic designers to check the correctness of the
used data and comment or confirm them. If heads measured on site differ from those simulated the performance of the valve
will be affected. Maximum flow may not be achieved, cavitation may be encountered.
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This chart is only valid for cavitation free operation.
Zeta curve
10000000
100
1000000
100000
10000
Zeta
1000
100
10
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Opening degree [%]
The head loss of a valve can be calculated by means of following relation:
v2
Dp z r
2
Dp ... head loss [Pa] (10 5 Pa = 1 bar)
z ... head loss coefficient (without dimensions)
r ... density of liquid [kg/m³]
v ... average flow velocity [m/s]
(referred to the valve size)
Name 0 Zeichnungsnummer
Meßfile
ADDC Maintenance
erstellt Valve DN250Valve PN16
Datum February 9, 2024 head loss coefficient diagram
Rev. 0 fitted in a horizontal pipe
Proprietary notice
ERHARD GmbH&[Link] • Postfach 1280 • 89502 Heidenheim pursuant to ISO 16016 to
be observed
]
This chart is only valid for cavitation free operation.
Kv curve
2000 553
1800
1600
1400
1200
kv value [m³/h]
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Opening degree [%]
The kv value describes the water flow rate in m³/h at a temperature
of 5° to 30° C and with a pressure loss of 1 bar.
The relation between k v and the flow rate Q is:
Dp
Q kv
10 r g
Dp ... pressure loss [Pa] (10 5 Pa = 1 bar)
r ... density of the medium [kg/m³]
g ... acceleration of the gravity [m/s²] (g = 9,81 m/s²)
Name 0 Zeichnungsnummer
Meßfile
ADDC Maintenance
erstellt Valve DN250Valve PN16
Datum February 9, 2024 Kv-value
Rev. 0 fitted in a horizontal pipe
Proprietary notice
ERHARD GmbH&[Link] • Postfach 1280 • 89502 Heidenheim pursuant to ISO 16016 to
be observed
]
This chart is only valid for cavitation free operation.
Operation limit and cavitation index
10.00
1.00
Sigma values
0.10
2
Sigma_Ph FCV[-] = (Pb + Patm-Pvapour) X 100000/((Pa-Pc)x100000 + V x ρ/2)
Sigma_Ph FCV[-] is the calculated sigma value corresponding to
0.01
the relevant operating conditions.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Pa = inlet pressure; , Pb = intermediate pressure in the valve; and Pc = outlet pressure
Patm : is the atmospheric pressure = 1 bar
Opening degree [%]
Pvapor: is the water vapor pressure = 0.017 bar
V : is the mean velocity ( m/sec) in the pipe just before the control valve
Ρ: is the density of water in kg/m3
Name 0 Zeichnungsnummer
Meßfile
ADDC Maintenance
erstellt Valve DN250Valve PN16
Datum February 9, 2024 Operation limit curve showing Sigma points
Rev. 0 fitted in a horizontal pipe
Proprietary notice
ERHARD GmbH&[Link] • Postfach 1280 • 89502 Heidenheim pursuant to ISO 16016 to
be observed
