VZ valves provide a high quality, cost effective
solution for the control of hot and/or chilled
water for fan coil units, small reheaters, and
recoolers in temperature control systems.
The valves are used in combination with
AMV(E) 130/140, AMV(E) 130H/140H and
AMV(E) 13 SU actuators.
OrderingVZ 2 Valve
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()* recommended ∆p
Main data:
• DN 15, 20
• kVS 0.25 - 4.0 m3/h
• PN 16
• Logarithmic flow characteristic
• Temperature:
- Circ. water / glycolic water up to 50%:
2 … 120 °C
• Reduced kVS on B port (VZ3 & VZ4 only)
• Linear bypass on 3 and 4 port valves
• Valves are supplied with screwed plastic
cover for manual operation
kVS - is the flow in m3/h of water at a temp erature between 5 °C
and 40 °C whic h passes through a valve open at th e nominal
stroke with 100 kPa (1 bar) pressure d rop.
Max. Δp is the p hysical limit of differe ntial pressure the valve will
close against . The recommended Δp - values i n parentheses ()
is based on the ge neration of noise, plug ero sion etc. It should
be checked ag ainst the Δp figure calcul ated from the chart on
page 4 or the eq uation below, with the valve full y opened at the
designed f low rate.
Mount according to flow direction as indicated
on the valve body. AB is always the outlet port;
inlets are A (two port) or A and B (three or four
port).
Valve mounting
Before mounting the valve be sure that the pipes
are clean and free from swarf. It is essential that
the pipes are lined up squarely with the valve at
each connection and are free from vibrations.
The valve should be adequately supported to
prevent stress being applied to the connections
during operation. A maximum tightening
torque of 25 to 30 Nm should be applied to the
connections.
Install the valve so that the actuator will be
mounted in a vertical or horizontal position but
not upside down.
Leave sufficient clearance to allow the
dismantling of the actuator from the valve body
for maintenance purposes.
The valve must not be installed in an explosive
atmosphere or at an ambient temperature
higher than 50 °C or lower than 2 °C. It must not
be subjected to steam jets, water jets or dripping
liquid.
The valve is supplied complete with installation
instructions. The water quality should meet
VDI 2035 requirements.
AMV(E) 130/140, AMV(E) 130H/140H + VZ
AMV(E) 13 SU + VZ
Note that the actuator may be rotated up to
360° with respect to the valve body, by
loosening the retaining fixture. After this
operation retighten.
Ensure that the direction of flow is correct as
shown in typical application examples
(fig.1 and 2). The three way valve must be
installed as a mixing valve. If possible the valves
should be positioned in the return side.
Note:
Install a strainer upstream of the valve
(e.g. Danfoss FVR/FVF)
Locate the horizontal line representing a flow
rate of 0.3 m3/h (line A). The valve authority is
given by the equation:
Where:
Δ P1 = pressure drop across the fully open valve,
Δ P2 = pressure drop across the rest of the circuit
with a fully open valve
The ideal valve would give a pressure drop equal
to the system pressure drop (i.e. an authority of
0.5):
If P1 = P
N = P1/2P1 = 0.5
In this example an authority of 0.5 would be
given by a valve having a pressure drop of 20 kPa
at that flow rate (point B).
The intersection of line A with a vertical line
drawn from B lies between two diagonal lines;
this means that no ideally-sized valve is available.
The intersection of line A with the diagonal lines
gives the pressure drops stated by real, rather
than ideal, valves. In this case, a valve with kVS 0.6
would give a pressure drop of 25 kPa (point C):
The second-largest valve, with kVS 1, would give a
pressure drop of 9 kPa (point D):
Generally, for a 3 port application, the smaller
valve would be selected (resulting in a valve
authority higher than 0.5, and therefore
improved controllability). However, this will
increase the total pressure and should be
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checked by the system designer for compatibility
with available pump head, etc. The ideal
authority is 0.5 with a preferred range of
between 0.4 and 0.7.