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TI-P186-01
CH Issue 10

SRV461S and SRV463S

Stainless Steel
Direct Acting Pressure Reducing Valves
Description
Types SRV461S and SRV463S are direct acting pressure reducing valves with
all wetted parts in AISI 316L/1.4404, 1.4408 and 1.4462 stainless steel. For
steam, liquid or gas applications.
Typical applications include: Clean steam, gas and liquid supplies to centrifuges,
freeze dryers, sterilisers, autoclaves, process tanks, humidifiers and culinary
equipment.

Pressure / temperature limits


Temperature °C

A B

D
SRV461S 
 Steam E
saturation
 curve C F

    
Pressure bar g

Temperature °C

A B

D
SRV463S 
 Steam E
saturation Sizes and pipe connections
 curve C F
 ½", ¾", 1", 1¼", 1½" and 2"
SRV461S
         Screwed NPT, BSP
Pressure bar g DN15, DN20, DN25, DN32, DN40
and DN50
The product must not be used in this region. SRV463S
Flanged ASME (ANSI) 150, EN 1092
The product should not be used in this region or beyond its operating PN16
range as damage to the internals may occur.
A-B-C Maximum operating conditions for steam Pressure ranges
D-E-F Maximum operating conditions for liquids and gases T h e S RV4 61S a n d 0.02 - 0.12 bar g
SRV463S are available 0.10 - 0.50 bar g
for use within the
SRV461S PN40 0.30 - 1.10 bar g
Body design conditions downstream pressure
SRV463S PN16 ranges shown. 0.80 - 2.50 bar g
SRV461S 38 bar g @ 38°C N o t e: T h e p r e s s u r e 2.00 - 5.00 bar g
Maximum design pressure range required needs to
SRV463S 15.2 bar g @ 50°C be specified at the time 4.00 - 8.00 bar g
SRV461S 300°C @ 23.2 bar g of order placement:- 6.00 - 12.00 bar g
Maximum design temperature
SRV463S 300°C @ 9 bar g
Minimum design temperature -10°C
Permissible reduction ratio
Steam 190°C @ 10.9 bar g
(maximum P1 / P2)
Maximum operating temperature Setting range Nominal diameter
Liquid and gases 130°C @ 12 bar g
(bar g)
G½" - 1" G1¼" - 2"
Minimum operating temperature
-10°C DN15 - DN25 DN32 - DN50
Note: for lower operating temperatures consult Spirax Sarco
0.02 - 0.12 80:1 50:1
see the Permissable reduction ratio table
Maximum differential pressure
opposite 0.10 - 0.50 40:1 25:1

Designed for a maximum cold SRV461S 60 bar g 0.30 - 1.10 30:1 18:1
hydraulic test pressure of: SRV463S 24 bar g 0.80 - 12.00 20:1 12:1

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Materials
3
No. Part Material Werkstoff AISI
No. Equivalent 9

1 Body Stainless 1.4404 316L

steel
5
2 Spring Stainless 1.4404 316L 16
4
housing steel

3 Cap Stainless 1.4571 316Ti

steel

4 Valve seat Stainless 1.4404 316L

steel
1
5 Valve Stainless 1.4404 316L
steel

6 Diaphragm EPDM/PTFE 10
14
8
7 'O' ring EPDM 7

8 'O' ring EPDM

6
9 'O' ring EPDM 11

10 Piston Stainless 1.4571 316Ti

steel

11 Top spring Stainless 1.4571 316Ti

plate steel
2
12 Spring Stainless 1.4310 301*
steel

13 Adjustment Stainless 1.4404 316L

screw steel
12
14 V band Stainless AISI 300
clamp steel series 17

15 Flange (not Stainless 1.4404 316L

shown) steel

16 Soft seal Fluoraz

13
(FEPM) =

17 Spring clip Stainless 1.4301 304

steel

* Not a direct equivalent, nearest AISI specification is given.

= For hydrocarbon applications an optional soft seal is available in FPM (Viton) - please consult Spirax Sarco.

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Dimensions (approximate) in millimetres

A1 A1
A A

B B

Sensing pipe connection Sensing pipe connection

¼" BSPT ¼" BSPT

C C

Leakage line connection Leakage line connection

¼" BSPT (option) ¼" BSPT (option)

D D

Size All pressure Pressure range (bar) Pressure range (bar)

ranges
0.02 - 0.12 0.1 - 0.5 0.3 - 1.1 0.8 - 2.5 4-8
and and
2-5 8 - 12

A A1 B C ØD C ØD C ØD C ØD C ØD

DN15 ½" 85 130 76 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

DN20 ¾" 91 150 76 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

DN25 1" 85 160 76 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

DN32 1¼" 130 180 80 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

DN40 1½" 145 200 80 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

DN50 2" 185 230 80 300 360 300 264 300 200 235 138 235 138

Weights (approximate) in kg
½" - 1" Screwed 13.5 7.1 6.1 3.1 3.1

DN15 - DN25 Flanged 15.3 8.9 7.9 4.9 4.9

1¼"- 2" Screwed 14.4 8.0 7.0 4.0 4.0

DN32 - DN50 Flanged 18.4 12.0 11.0 8.0 8.0

Kv values
Valve size ½" ¾" 1" 1¼" 1½" 2"
DN15 DN20 DN25 DN32 DN40 DN50

Kv at 20% offset 4.0 5.6 6.4 17.6 17.6 17.6

Maximum Kv 5.0 7.0 8.0 22.0 22.0 22.0

To maximise the control accuracy (especially for large load variations) use the Kv values given at 20% offset. For safety valve sizing
use the maximum Kv values. Leakage rate £ 0.05% of the maximum Kv value.

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Sizing and selection
The required Kv can be calculated from the following formulae,

Where:

= Steam mass flow (kg/h)

= Liquid volume flow (m 3 /h)

= Gas flow at standard conditions: 0°C @ 1.013 bar a (m³/h)

= Upstream pressure (bar absolute)

= Downstream pressure (bar absolute)

P1 - P 2
= (pressure drop factor)
P1

= Specific gravity

= Absolute average gas temperature (Kelvin = °C + 273)

Selecting valve type and nominal diameter

Using the required maximum flowrate and smallest differential pressure P1 - P2 , calculate the required Kv from one of the adjacent
formulae. Select a valve whose Kv value is 30% greater than the calculated K v. The optimum working range of the selected valve should
ideally be within the range of 10 to 70% of its Kv.
You should also note the reduction ratio (inlet pressure P1 divided by outlet pressure P2). If this exceeds the quoted pressure reduction
ratio for the valve being considered the valve will not close.

Critical pressure drop: P2  0.58 P1

KV
P1

Steam
Non-critical pressure drop: P2  0.58 P1

KV
P1 2

KV
Gas P1 P2 P1 P2

KV
Liquid P1 P2

Steam Saturated 10 to 40 m / s Superheated 15 to 60 m / s

Recommended fluid velocities Gas up to 2 bar g 2 to 10 m / s above 2 bar g 5 to 40 m / s

Liquids 1 to 5 m / s

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Safety information, installation and maintenance
For full details see the Installation and Maintenance Instructions (IM-P186-02) supplied with the product.

Installation note:
Note that for use on steam, the spring housing must be below the pipework. A downstream pressure sensing pipe is also required.

How to order
Example: 1 off Spirax Sarco ½" NPT SRV461S direct acting pressure reducing valve having a pressure range of 0.8 to 2.5 bar g.

Spare parts
The spare parts available are detailed below. No other parts are supplied as spares.

Available spares
Diaphragm and 'O' ring kit 6, 7, 8, 9, 16

How to order spares

Always order spares by using the description given in the column headed 'Available spares' and state the size, model and pressure
range.

Example: 1 - Diaphragm and 'O' ring kit for a Spirax Sarco DN15 SRV463S direct acting pressure reducing valve with FEPM seat seal
and having a pressure range of 0.8 to 2.5 bar g.

16

8
7

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