Pipe Fitters Handbook - Pipe Valve Fitting

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Pipe Fitters Handbook
April 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY e ofents
Fig. 7000 & 7001 Couplings .......................................................................................................................5 blnt
Fig. 7400 & 7401 Couplings ........................................................................................................................6 TaCo
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GRUVLOK TECHNICAL DATA andData
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Pipe Preparation ....................................................................................................................................27-29
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Gruvlok Cut Groove End Guard Specifications ...........................................................................34 Te
Gruvlok Roll Groove End Guard Specifications ..........................................................................35 g
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Gruvlok Couplings - Deflection from Centerline ......................................................................42 G
Gruvlok Couplings - Range of Pipe End Separation ..................................................................43 s
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Gruvlok Fittings Flow Data - Frictional Resistance ...................................................................44 sio
Gruvlok Fittings for Grooved End Pipe ....................................................................................45-46 ver
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Standard Weight Pipe Data ....................................................................................................................47 d on
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Pipe and Water per Line Foot ..............................................................................................................54
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Weld Fittings - Welding Neck Flanges ............................................................................................56
Slip-on, Threaded & Socket Flanges .................................................................................................56
Lap Joint Flanges ...........................................................................................................................................57
Blind Flanges ...................................................................................................................................................57
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOLT TEMPLATES
Standard Cast Iron Companion Flanges and Bolts ...................................................................58
Extra Heavy Cast Iron Companion Flanges and Bolts .............................................................58
Bolt Dimensions for 150 to 300 LB. Steel Flange .......................................................................59
Bolt Dimensions for 400 to 600 LB. Steel Flange .....................................................................60
Bolt Template for Drilling Flanged Fittings ....................................................................................61
Bolt Template for Drilling Extra Heavy Flanged Fittings ........................................................62
GENERAL WELDING INFORMATION
Coated Arc Welding Electrodes - Types & Styles .....................................................................63
Physical Properties of E60 & E70 Series Electrodes .................................................................63
Basic Arc & Gas Welding Symbols .....................................................................................................64
Basic Arc & Gas Welding Symbols Notes ......................................................................................65
CONVERSIONS
Minutes Converted to Decimals of a Degree..............................................................................66
Decimal Equivalents of Fractions .......................................................................................................66
Standard Conversions ...............................................................................................................................67
Unit Conversions .........................................................................................................................................68
DROP NIPPLE AND TEE-LET INSTALLATION
Installation and Assembly - Merit® Eliminator Adjustable Drop Nipple.......................69
Installation and Assembly - Merit® Weld Miser™ Tee-Let ...............................................70-72
PIPE THREAD STANDARDS AND INFORMATION
Installation and Assembly - General Assembly of Threaded Fittings..............................73
Pipe Nipple Thread Engagement .........................................................................................................73
National Pipe Thread Standards ...................................................................................................74-75
FORGED STEEL AND OIL COUNTRY FITTING DATA
Forged Steel Anvilets - Installation and Pressure Ratings ......................................................76
Forged Steel Fittings - Pressure Ratings...........................................................................................77
Current API Thread Standards for Oil Country Fittings .........................................................77
BEAM DIMENSIONS
Beam Dimensions - American Standard Channels ....................................................................78
Beam Dimensions - S Shapes ................................................................................................................78
Beam Dimensions - W Shapes .............................................................................................................79
HANGER SPACING AND HANGER PRODUCT
A Typical Pipe Hanger Specification .................................................................................................80
Gruvlok Pipe Support .........................................................................................................................81-82
PVC Pipe Support Spacing .....................................................................................................................83
CPVC Pipe Support Spacing ..................................................................................................................84
Pipe Hanger Pictorial ...........................................................................................................................85-91
GENERAL INFORMATION
Alignment of Pipe ................................................................................................................................92-93
Tap and Drill Sizes .......................................................................................................................................93
Drill Sizes for NPT Pipe Taps .................................................................................................................93
Symbols for Pipe Fittings .................................................................................................................94-98
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations .....................................................................................99-104
4 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK APFH-4.12
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
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sure the housing keys engage bolt torque.* The housing keys are fully engaged in the ersi
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APFH-4.12 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK 5
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
Figures 7400 & 7401 Couplings
1. Check & Lubricate Gasket 2. Gasket Installation 3. Alignment
Check gasket to be sure it is Slip the gasket over the pipe After aligning the two pipe ends,
compatible for the intended end making sure the gasket pull the gasket into position
service. Apply a thin coating lip does not overhang the centering it between the
of Gruvlok lubricant to outside pipe end. grooves on each pipe. Gasket
and sealing lips of the gasket. should not extend into the
On couplings 10" and larger it
Some applications require groove on either pipe.
may be easier to turn the gasket
lubrication of the entire
inside out then lubricate and On couplings 10" and larger,
gasket surface. Be careful that
slide the gasket over the pipe flip or roll the gasket into
foreign particles do not
end as shown. centered position.
adhere to lubricated surfaces.
4. Housings 5. Tighten Nuts 6. Assembly is complete
Remove one nut and bolt and Securely tighten nuts alternately Visually inspect the pipe
loosen the other nut. Place and equally to the specified joint to assure the coupling
one housing over the gasket, bolt torque*, keeping the gaps keys are fully engaged in the
making sure the housing keys at the bolt pads evenly spaced. pipe grooves. The bolt pads
fit into the pipe grooves. Swing are to have equal gaps on
the other housing over the CAUTION: Uneven tightening each side of the coupling.
gasket and into the grooves on may cause the gasket to pinch.
both pipes, making sure the Gasket should not be visible CAUTION: Use of an impact
tongue and recess of each between segments after bolts wrench is not recommended
housing is properly mated. are tightened. because the torque output can
vary significantly due to many
Reinsert the bolt and run-up variables including air pressure
both nuts finger tight. supply, battery strength and
operational variations.
NOTE: Sizes 16" and larger are * Refer to page 26 with bolt torque table.
cast in multiple segments. To install
the larger sizes align the tongue CAUTION: Proper torquing of coupling bolts is required to obtain
and pocket of the couplings specified performance. Over torquing the bolts may result in damage to
appropriately and tighten the nuts the bolt and/or casting which could result in pipe joint separation.
alternately to the specified bolt Under torquing the bolts may result in lower pressure retention
torque. When properly assembled capabilities, lower bend load capabilities, joint leakage and pipe joint
there will be a small equal gap separation. Pipe joint separation may result in significant property
between the adjacent bolt pads. damage and serious injury.
6 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK APFH-4.12
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
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APFH-12.11 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK 7
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
Figure 7011 Standard Coupling
1I nspect the pipe ends making sure the criteria, in the Gruvlok Large Diameter Pipe Roll and Cut
Groove Specifications, are met.
2T urn the gasket inside out 3 Lubricate the gasket 4 Pull the two pipes into
and slide the gasket sealing lips. The use of contact aligning the pipe
completely over one of the Gruvlok lubricants ensures ends.
pipe ends. Turning the gasket compatibility between the
inside out will reduce the lubricant and the gasket. CAUTION: Be careful not to pinch
stretching necessary to put the fingers during this step. Working
your way around the circumference
gasket into position. Ideally,
of the pipe, flip the gasket toward
approximately 75% of the the pipe end so that the proper
pipe’s gasket-sealing surface, side is facing out. The end of this
(Dimension A) should be procedure will result in the gasket
visible when the gasket is in snapping into place. Position the
proper position. This will aid gasket centrally between the
grooves of the two pipe ends.
in step 4.
5L ubricate the exterior surface of the 6S ecure the housings about the pipes making
gasket. This helps prevent pinching of the sure the coupling keys are engaged in the
gasket during assembly. pipe end grooves. Hint: For horizontal
assembly, place housing segment on top of the
pipe to support the weight of the housing
segment. Secure the adjacent housing with an
oval neck track bolt and heavy hex nut and then
rotate the secured housings, again balancing the
weight of the housings on the top of the pipe.
Continue this procedure for all segments.
8 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK APFH-12.11
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
Figure 7011 Standard Coupling Continued
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APFH-12.11 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK 9
GRUVLOK® INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
Figure 7400 Rigidlite® Coupling – Advanced Copper Method
1. Check & Lubricate Gasket 2. Gasket Installation 3. Alignment
Check the gasket to be sure it Slip the gasket over the one After aligning the two tube
is compatible for the intended tube, making sure the gasket ends together, pull the gasket
service. Apply a thin coating lip does not overhang the into position, centering it
of Gruvlok Xtreme Lubricant tube end. between the grooves on each
to the entire surface, both tube. The gasket should not
internal and external, of the extend into the groove on
gasket. Be careful that foreign either tube.
particles do not adhere to
lubricated surfaces.
6. Assembly is complete
Visually inspect the pipe
joint to assure the coupling
keys are fully engaged in the
pipe grooves. The bolt pads
are to have equal gaps on
each side of the coupling.
4. Housings 5. Tighten Nuts
Remove one nut and bolt and Securely tighten nuts
loosen the other nut. Place alternately and equally to
one housing over the gasket, the specified bolt torque,*
making sure the housing keys keeping the gaps at the bolt
fit into the tube grooves. pads evenly spaced.
Swing the other housing
CAUTION: Uneven tightening
over the gasket and into
may cause the gasket to pinch.
the grooves on both tubes,
Gasket should not be visible
making sure the tongue and
between segments after bolts
recess of each housing is
are tightened.
properly mated. Reinsert the
bolt and run-up both nuts
finger tight.
CAUTION: Use of an impact wrench is not recommended CAUTION: Proper torquing of coupling bolts is
because the torque output can vary significantly required to obtain specified performance. Over
due to many variables including air pressure supply, torquing the bolts may result in damage to the bolt
battery strength and operational variations. and/or casting which could result in pipe joint
separation. Under torquing the bolts may result in
* Refer to page 26 with bolt torque table. lower pressure retention capabilities, lower bend load
capabilities, joint leakage and pipe joint separation.
Pipe joint separation may result in significant property
damage and serious injury.
10 ANVIL® PIPE FITTERS HANDBOOK APFH-12.11