Armstrong has launched a new range of commissioning valves offering
greater accuracy, longer life and improved performance.
The new ARMflo DZR commissioning valves are precision engineered
with fixed orifices to provide superior accuracy and facilitate fast
setting. This design provides +/- 5% accuracy (or better) from ˝
turn to 5 full turns, as compared to variable orifice valves that
can only achieve this level of accuracy when wide open. This
provides the precise hydronic fluid flow measurement and regulation
required for accurate balancing of HVAC heating and chiller systems
for optimum comfort of the building occupants and maximum energy
efficiency.
The ARMflo DN15 to DN50 valves enable convenient ‘line-size’
selection for applications engineered to BSRIA standards with flow
velocities of 0.7 to 1.3 metres per second. ‘Low flow’ DN15 and DN20
models are ideally suited for applications below 0.7 metres per
second.
All commissioning valves in the range are manufactured with special
brass alloys and heat treatment processes which resist
dezincification for longer life in even the most aggressive water
conditions. Their Wye pattern, globe-style valve design reduces
turbulence and the 5-turn micrometer-style handle enables precise
flowrate adjustment. A hidden memory stop feature saves setting
after use for shut-off to service the system in which they are
installed.
The new valves are supported by a range of Armstrong balancing
accessories including the compact DPM-100 digital manometer. Small
enough to fit easily into a shirt pocket, the DPM-100 simplifies the
taking of differential pressure readings. Also available is the new
ARMflo Balancing Slide Rule which eliminates complex flow programs
and calculation, providing direct differential pressure to flow
correlation. The engineer simply adjusts the valve handle to produce
a differential pressure reading across the fixed orifice that
corresponds to the desired flow, without any regard to handle
position.
Email:
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