HYDRAULICCONCENTRATECONTROLVALVE

Data/Specifications

Application

SPECIFICATIONS

The hydraulic concentrate control valve is FMApproved and designed

for use in either an ANSUL bladder tank system or an in-line balanced
pressure proportioning system. The valve is used to automatically
open the line supplying concentrate to the foam proportioner. The
valve requires no electrical power. It operates solely by the pressure of
the inlet water supply.

DESCRIPTION
Standard valve sizes are available from 1 in. to 2 1/2 in. to match the
concentrate inlet thread size on the full range of ANSUL proportioners
and in-line balanced pressure proportioner (IBP) assemblies. Each
hydraulic concentrate control valve assembly consists of a factory
assembled and tested ball valve, hydraulic actuator, and mounting kit
attaching the actuator to the ball valve. The actuator has a position
indicator and manual override capability. The internal components
of the actuator are designed to be compatible for use with pressurized water which is used as the means of actuation. The actuator is a
double-acting type: the pressurized water supplied to the actuator can
be used to either close or open the valve. However, for foam concentrate lines, the valve is normally closed and is hydraulically opened for
system use. Care should be taken to ensure that the proper pressure
sensing port is utilized on the actuator to drive the valve to the position
(closed or open) desired.
The hydraulic concentrate control valve can be used in conjunction with
any type of closed-head sprinkler system (wet pipe, dry pipe, and preaction). It can also be used in open-type deluge systems. To pressurize the
valve, the water line is commonly run from the alarm trim of the sprinkler
valve (see Typical Piping Arrangement). The pressure sensing line
to the actuator should be a minimum of 1/4 in. pipe or alternate 3/8 in.
tubing (the actual connection to the actuator is 1/8 in. NPT). The actuators are sized to operate with a minimum pressure of 30 psi (2.1 bar).
Technical Services should be consulted for applications where the water
pressure potentially could be lower. The maximum recommended water
pressure to the actuator is 160 psi (11 bar). If potentially higher pressures could be encountered, an available 1/4 in. FMApproved Pressure
Reducing Valve (PRV), (Part No. 415020), should be installed in the line
to the actuator.
Hydraulic Concentrate Control Valve

The FMApproved hydraulic concentrate control valve shall consist of

items that have been factory assembled and tested, including:

nThreaded bronze body ball valve, with mounting pad, designed for a
minimum 400 psi (27.6 bar) WOG. Valve shall be fitted with a stainless steel ball, stem, and packing nut. Valve seats shall be of glass
reinforced Teflon material.
nHydraulic actuator is approved by the manufacturer for using water
as the medium to operate. The actuator shall have a position indicator and have the capability for manual override. The actuator
shall be designed to operate the valve with a minimum of 30 psi
(2.1bar) water pressure and shall contain no external moving parts
which could cause fouling of adjacent equipment, injury to personnel, misalignment problems common to external linkage systems, or
potential for disengagement caused by tampering.
nMounting kit for securely attaching hydraulic actuator to ball valve.

Refer to the following chart to determine the size of hydraulic control

valve required when the size of proportioner has been
determined.

VALVESIZEREQUIRED

Proportioner
Size
__________

2 in.
2 1/2 in.
3 in.
4 in.
6 in.
8 in.

Bladder
Tank
System
______

1 in.
1 in.
1 1/4 in.
1 1/2 in.
2 in.
2 1/2 in.

Pump System
(In-Line Balance
Pressure)
_____________
1 in.
1 in.
1 in.
1 1/2 in.
1 1/2 in.
2 in.

BALLVALVESANDSWINGCHECKVALVES
For your convenience, ANSUL ball valves and swing check valves are
available for use with most bladder tank foam systems. All valves are
of bronze construction and have NPT connections. The water inlet and
concentrate isolation ball valves feature nameplates with their respective name, a ring pin, and tamper seal to allow valve to be visually
monitored as to its correct position.
Water Inlet Ball Valve

006740

006739

BALLVALVESANDSWINGCHECKVALVES (Continued)

TYPICALPIPINGARRANGEMENT

Concentrate Isolation Ball Valve

CONCENTRATE
ISOLATION
BALL VALVE
BLADDER
VENT*

PROPORTIONER

SHELL VENT*
M
LAR
E-AKLER
FIR
IN
SPR

SWING
CHECK
VALVE

V
PR

006738

Swing Check Valve

ANSUL

WATER INLET
BALL VALVE

SIGHT
GAUGE
(OPTIONAL)

006742

LOCAL CODES MAY REQUIRE

BACKFLOW PREVENTER IN
WATER FEED LINE

Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV)

SHELL DRAIN*

BLADDER TANK
BLADDER DRAIN*

* VALVES ARE INCLUDED

WITH TANK ASSEMBLY

001204

006741

ORDERINGINFORMATION

Approximate

Valve Length**
Shipping Weight
Part No.
Description
in.
(cm)
lb
(kg)
_______
_________
___________
_____________
68787
68822
68788
68789
74202
404669

Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water

Inlet
Inlet
Inlet
Inlet
Inlet
Inlet

403155
403780
403781
403782
403080

Swing
Swing
Swing
Swing
Swing

Check
Check
Check
Check
Check

74188
74192
74196
74200
74203
404670

65987
65988
403490
403491
403827
415020
431763
431764
431765

Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball

Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate

Hydraulic
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
Hydraulic

Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,

Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Isolation
Valve
Valve
Valve
Valve
Valve

Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball
Ball

in.
1/4 in.
1/2 in.
in.
1/2 in.
in.

Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,
Valve/Nameplate,

(Brass),
(Brass),
(Brass),
(Brass),
(Brass),

Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate
Concentrate

1
1
1
2
2
3

1
1
1
2
2

Control
Control
Control
Control
Control

in.
1/4 in.
1/2 in.
in.
1/2 in.
Valve,
Valve,
Valve,
Valve,
Valve,

Pressure Reducing Valve, 1/4 in.

1
1
1
2
2

1
1
1
2
2
3

in.
1/4 in.
1/2 in.
in.
1/2 in.
in.

in.
1/4 in.
1/2 in.
in.
1/2 in.

Hydraulic Concentrate Control Valve, Flanged, Stainless Steel, 1 in.*

Hydraulic Concentrate Control Valve, Flanged, Stainless Steel, 1.5 in.*
Hydraulic Concentrate Control Valve, Flanged, Stainless Steel, 2.0 in.*

*Contact Technical Services for details.

Indicates revised information.

3.50
4.00
4.50
4.75
6.50
6.75

(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(17)
(17)

1
1
1
2
2
2

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)

3.25
4.00
4.50
5.25
6.25

(8)
(10)
(11)
(13)
(16)

2
2
2
3
3

(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.4)
(1.4)

3.50
4.00
4.50
4.75
6.50
6.75

3.25
3.75
4.25
4.75
6.50
1.50
5.00
6.50
7.00

(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(17)
(17)

(8)
(9)
(10)
(12)
(17)
(4)

(13)
(17)
(18)

1
1
1
2
2
2

Approvals
________

(0.5)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(1.0)
(1.0)
(1.0)

10
15
20
20
30

(4.5)
(6.8)
(9.0)
(9.0)
(13.6)

FM
FM
FM
FM
FM

14
26
37

(6.6)
(12.0)
(16.8)

FM
FM
FM

(1.0)

FM

** Nominal length dimension is from thread inlet to thread outlet.

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