e Z : BGC/PS/V8 BRITISH GAS ENGINEERING STANDARD BGC/ PS/V8 : SPECIFICATION FOR | VALVES (25mmNOMINAL SIZE AND BELOW) FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL PURPOSESBGC/PS/VE FOREWORD @ This British Gas engineering standard having been approved by the Production and Supply Policy Committee as document PSPC 81/609 is published under the authority of the Corporation for use throughout the British Gas Corporation. This British Gas engineering standard complements BGC/PS/V6 : Part 2* by covering small valves whose size range, of material is outside the scope of those British Standards specified in BGC/PS/V6 : Part 2. General enquiries or applications for further copies of this document should be addressed to: Standards Department Production and Supply Division British Gas Corporation National Westminster House 326 High Holborn London WC1V 7PT. e Comments regarding the technical content of this engineering standard should be directed to the Manager, Standards Department at the above address, * For the title of BGC/PS/V6 : Part 2 see clause 2, REFERENCES. eBGC/PS/V8 BRITISH GAS ENGINEERING STANDARD BGC/PS/V8 SPECIFICATION FOR VALVES (25 mm NOMINAL SIZE AND BELOW ) FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL PURPOSES 1, SCOPE 1,1. This British Gas engineering standard specities requirements for valves of ball, plug and needle types of nominal sizes 25 mm and below with screwed or compression type ends for use with the fluid specified on the data sheet (see Appendix A, lines 19 to 23 inclusive) except that valves for distribution purposes at pressures below 7 bar are excluded, Valves to this specification for use with natural gas shall be suitable for operation at pressures up to 100 bar, or higher pressures when specified on the data sheet (see Appendix A, line 4). ‘Temperatures shall be normally within the range —20°C to 100°C unless otherwise specified on the data sheet (see Appendix A, line 5). 1.2. The requirements of this engineering standard apply to valves of types not covered by recognised National or International standards. Reference should be made to BGC/PS/VG : Part 2 for requirements for small valves to British Standards which can also be used for applications covered by this engineering standard, 1.3 Automatic control and slamshut valves, pressure regulators and pressure relief valves or valves for cryogenic and low temperature applications are excluded from the scope of this specification. 2, REFERENCES This British Gas engineering standard makes reference to the documents listed below. Unless ‘otherwise specified the latest editions of these documents, including all addenda and revisions, shall apply. British Standards Bs 21 — Pipe threads for tubes and fittings where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads BS 4368 — Carbon and stainless stee! compression couplings for tubes: Part 1 — Heavy series Part 3 ~ Light series (metric) Bs 5146 — Specification for inspection and test of steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries BS 5750 — Quality assurance systems British Gas Engineering Standards BGC/PS/DAT4 — Pipe threads for pipes and fittings BGC/PS/V6 — Specification for steel valves for use with natural gas at normal operating pressures 7 bar and above: Part 2 — 80 mm nominal size and below,