IS 16055 : 2013 : Copper Alloy Valves for Marine Industry - Face to Face and Centre to Face Distances

Reaffirmed 2018

1. Scope

This standard specifies face to face and centre to face distances of various types of valves, such as globe, gate, check, plug, ball, butterfly, diaphragm, pressure relief, pressure reducing, quick closing (SOS), sight glass, storm, drain valves and strainer both screwed and flanged ends for nominal sizes 8 mm to 1 600 mm as applicable,

a) for merchant ships; and

b) for naval ships.

2. References

The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

4854 Glossary of terms for valves and their parts:

(Part 1) : 1969 Screw-down stop check and gate valve and their parts

(Part 2) : 1968 Plug valves and cocks and their parts

(Part 3) : 1974 Butterfly valves