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DOUBLE BLOCK AND BLEED VALVES
SOLVING PIPING ISSUES

Get insights how DBB Valves help you to overcome the toughest conditions in
the plant – for safety process application and save installation costs in a plant.

ASME B16.10 FOR A
Double Block and Bleed Valve?

Please consider the following situation: Due to increased safety requirements you, as piping engineer, get the task to change all single ball valves in a specific application to a DBB Valve. Presumably your first thoughts are:

“Oh my gosh, how many flange connections are affected:”

  • disconnecting the pipeline flange
  • shorten the pipe
  • prepare the weld seam
  • welding new flange on new position
  • testing the weld seam
  • doing the painting

Good to know

There are DBB Valves with ASME B16.10 face-to-face dimension available on the market.

FACE-TO-FACE REQUIREMENT

The major benefit of a DBB Valve is that it has the same face-to-face dimension as a single block ball valve. The length of a single block ball valve is specified in ASME B16.10 and APl 6D.

As a consequence the valve can easily be installed into an existing pipeline without the need for any re-work on the pipeline.

DBB - Safe solution couse valve meet the face-to-face requirements of ASME B16.10.

PLANNING AND MODERNIZATION WORK

As piping engineer, you have the possibility to exchange already installed single ball valves with DBB Valves without taking care of all the action which is necessary to adjust the distance between the two flanges of the pipeline.

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SPECIALISTS FOR
PIPING AND ENGINEERING ISSUES

As a pipeline engineer, you must not only have a broad engineering knowledge, but also an understanding of engineering economy and costs, of material metallurgy, of manufacturing and assembly processes in the oil and gas industry or other industries.

Get insights how DBB Valves help you to overcome the toughest conditions in the plant, such as high temperatures, pressure and flow as well as combination of these – for safety process application. And at the same time save installation costs for piping, instrumentation and accessories in a plant.

Meet all
Industry Standards
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SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES FOR
PIPING ENGINEERS

  • Meets all relevant industry standards
    – Fire safe in acc. to API 607, ISO 10497
    – Compliant to NACE MR0175 and ISO 15156
    – Factory tested in acc. with ASME B16.34, API 6D / ISO 14313, ISO 5208
    – Manufacturing in acc. with the pressure equipment directive (PED)
  • Free 3D models
    Make your life easier with free access to 2D model and 3D model drawings.
  • Technical documentation
    Provide from the free access to technical documentation and datasheets.
  • Quality products
    We understand your focus on getting best quality products installed on your pipelines that`s why our DBB valves are exposed to extremely high stresses.
  • Face-to-face requirement
    DBB valves meet the face-to-face requirements of ASME B16.10 (where feasible). DBB valves can therefore replace an existing ball valve or double block and bleed valve.
  • Space and weight savings
    Reduction of weight up to 21% – especially on ships or offshore application.
  • Occupational health and safety (OHSA)
    Safety requirements in the process industry are extremely high.

    When looking for a Double Block and Bleed Valve always consider that the DBB Valve should meet the requirements of OSHA to provide a safe solution for a positive isolation on both sides.
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  • DBB full bore valves
    Meets the minimum bore
    requirements according to API 6D / ISO
    14313, Table 1.
  • DBB reduced bore valves
    One size below nominal size of valve
    with bore according to API 6D / ISO
    14313, Table 1.
  • Pressure
    Meets pressure class from 150 to
    2,500.
  • Fire safety solution
    Fire safe in acc. to API 607 and ISO
    10497
  • Compliant to NACE
    NACE MR0175 and ISO 15156
  • Factory test
    Factory tested in acc. with ASME B16.34, API 6D / ISO 14313, ISO 5208
  • Manufacturing
    In acc. with the pressure equipment
    directive (PED)
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DBB VALVE DESIGN
DESIGN MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

2 PIECE DESIGN
DBB - Picture of a DBB valve with 3 piece design - body, 3D model drawing.
  • Bore size 1″ through 2″
  • Floating ball design (bore size 1″ through 2″)
  • Trunnion ball design (bore size 2″ only)
  • Acc. to ASME B16.10 standard length
    – Floating ball design class 600, 900 & 1,500 I 1″ also Class 2,500
    – Trunnion ball design class 900, 1,500 & 2,500
  • Flanged connections acc. to ASME B16.5 or EN 1092-1
  • Lockable Handle/lever - removable, gear box operation available. Actuator mounting flanges, unless otherwise specified, are in full accordance with ISO 5211
  • Forged body
  • Vent connections:
    – Integral vent valve – needle type, screwed bonnet or flanged bonnet (OS&Y) – Screwed vent valve – ball valve
3 PIECE DESIGN
DBB - Picture of a DBB valve with 3 piece design - body, 3D model drawing.
  • Bore size 1″ through 6″
  • Floating ball design (bore size 1″ through 2″)
  • Trunnion ball design (bore size 1″ through 6″)
  • Length based on supplier standard
    – For short design „Studded Space Saving Design“ available
  • Flanged connections acc. to ASME B16.5 or EN 1092-1
  • Handle lockable and removable, gear box operation as Standard. Actuator mounting flanges, unless otherwise specified, are in full accordance with ISO 5211
  • Forged body
  • Vent connections:
    – Integral vent valve – needle type, screwed bonnet or flanged bonnet (OS&Y) – Screwed vent valve – ball valve
    – For 3“ to 6“ also flanged ball valve, flanged VariAS-Block and flanged monoflange available

DBB VALVE DESIGN
CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS

Double Block and Bleed Valves are designed and manufactured in accordance with industry standards.

Material test certificates 3.1 acc. to EN 10204. A unique code is stamped on all relevant components linking them with their material and chemical analysis certificates.

CODE SPECIFICATION
ASME B31.3 Process Piping
ASME B16.34 Valves – Flanged, Threaded and Welding End
ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ASME B16.10 Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves
ASME B16.11 Forged Fittings, Socket Welding and Threaded
ASME B16.25 Buttwelding Ends
NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Materials for use in H2S-containing Environments in Oil and gas Production
API 6D / ISO 14313 Specification for Pipeline Valves Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Pipeline Transportation Systems – Pipeline Valves
API 598 Valve Inspection and Testing
ISO 5208 Industrial Valves – Pressure Testing of Metallic Valves
API 607 / ISO 10497 Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter Turn Valves Testing of Valves. Fire Type-testing Requirements
MSS SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions

SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND PIPING VALVES

Get insights when to use a DBB or DIB Valve and which definition to follow, API or OSHA. And check out where the valve types (acc. to API 6D) comply with OSHA regulations.
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