1 Scope
2 Purpose
3 Nomenclature
4 Test system
4.1 General description
4.2 Test specimen
4.3 Test section
4.4 Throttling valves
4.5 Flow measurement
4.6 Pressure taps
4.7 Pressure measurement
4.8 Temperature measurement
4.9 Travel measurement
4.10 Installation of test specimen
4.11 Accuracy of test
5 Test fluids
5.1 Incompressible fluids
5.2 Compressible fluids
6 Test procedure - incompressible fluids
6.1 Valve flow coefficient, C, test procedure
6.2 Liquid pressure recovery factor, F[L], Test procedure
6.3 Piping geometry factor, FP, test procedure
6.4 Combination (product) of liquid pressure recovery
factor F[L] and piping geometry factor F[P], F[LP]
test procedure
6.5 Reynolds Number factor, F[R], test procedure
6.6 Liquid critical pressure ratio factor, F[F], test
procedures
7 Data evaluation procedure - incompressible fluids
7.1 C Calculation
7.2 F[L] Calculation
7.3 F[P] Calculation
7.4 F[LP] Calculation
7.5 F[R] Calculation
7.6 F[F] Calculation
8 Test procedure - compressible fluids
8.1 C Test procedure
8.2 x[T] Test proc
8.3 Alternative test procedure for C and x[T]
8.4 Piping geometry factor, F[P], test procedure
8.5 x[TP] Test procedure
9 Data evaluation procedure - compressible fluids
9.1 C Calculation
9.2 x[T] Calculation
9.3 F[P] Calculation
9.4 x[TP] Calculation
10 Numerical cons
Annex A (informative) - Engineering data
Annex B (informative) -Tap location and setup diagrams
for common field installations
Annex C (informative) - Derivation of the valve style
modifier, F[d]
Annex D (informative) - Laminar flow test discussion
and bibliography
Annex E (informative) - Long form F[L] test procedure
Annex F (informative) - Calculation of F[P] to help
determine if pipe/valve port diameters are
adequately matched
Annex G (informative) - Bibliography