• Simplicity—Direct-operated, straight forward stem and
lever design minimizes the number of parts while
providing excellent regulation of pressure.
• Precision Control—Large diaphragm area provides very
accurate throttling control at low set pressures.
• Rugged Construction—Heavy duty castings and
internal parts are designed to lessen vibration and shock.
• Ease of Inspection and Maintenance—The union nut
connection permits maintenance or inspection of critical
parts without removing the body from the line.
• Variety of Construction Materials—Body and lower
casing are available in cast iron, steel, stainless steel,
or Hastelloy® C. Spring case is available in cast iron,
steel, or stainless steel. Trim is available in stainless
steel or Hastelloy® C.
Introduction
The Accu-Pressure™ Type Y696 is a direct-operated vapor
recovery regulator with internal registration, requiring no
downstream control line. This regulator is used to sense
an increase vessel pressure and vent excessive internal
tank pressure to an appropriate vapor recovery disposal
or reclamation system. However, inlet pressures, outlet
pressures, and other performance characteristics vary
according to construction.
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Specications
Body Size and End Connection Style
(1)
See Table 1
Maximum Allowable Inlet and Outlet Pressure
15 psig (1,0 bar)
Orice Diameter
1-inch (25 mm)
Control Pressure Ranges
See Table 2
Flow Capacities
See Table 7
Wide-Open Flow Coefcients
CV: 14.7Cg: 515C1: 35
Pressure Registration
Internal
Vent Connections
1/4 NPT
Spring Case Connection
1/4 NPT
Common Services and Material Compatibility
See Tables 3 and 4
Temperature Capabilities
Nitrile (NBR): -20° to 180°F (-29° to 82°C)
(2)
Fluorocarbon (FKM): 40° to 300°F (4° to 149°C)
Peruoroelastomer (FFKM): 0° to 300°F (-18ۜ° to 149°C)
(2)
Ethylenepropylene (EPDM): -20° to 275°F (-29° to 135°C)
Approximate Weight
Cast iron: 45 pounds (20 kg)
Steel and Stainless Steel: 57 pounds (26 kg)
Construction Materials
Body and Union Nut: Cast iron, Steel, CF8M Stainless steel, or Hastelloy® C
Spring Case: Cast iron, Steel, or CF8M Stainless steelDiaphragm Case Assembly: Cast iron, Steel,
CF8M Stainless steel, or Hastelloy® C
Control Spring, Control Spring Seat, and
Diaphragm Plate: Plated Steel
Diaphragm: Nitrile (NBR) (standard),
Fluorocarbon (FKM), or Ethylenepropylene (EPDM)
Disk Assembly: 303 Stainless steel disk holder
with Nitrile (NBR) or Ethylenepropylene (EDPM) disk;
316 Stainless steel disk holder with Nitrile (NBR),
Fluorocarbon (FKM), Peruoroelastormer (FFKM), or
Polytetrauoroethylene (PTFE) disk; or Hastelloy® C
disk holder with PTFE disk
Orice, Pusher Post, Lever Assembly, Stem,
and Cotter Pin: 303 Stainless steel,
316 Stainless steel, or Hastelloy® C
Gaskets: Composition
1. End connections for other than U.S. standard can usually be provided, consult your local Sales Ofce.
2. The pressure/temperature limits in this Bulletin or any applicable standard limitation should not be exceeded.
Table 1. Body Sizes and End Connection Style
BODY SIZE,
NPS (DN)
1-1/2 and 2 (40 and 50)NPT
Cast IronSteelStainless SteelHastelloy® C
NPT, SWE, CL150 RF,
CL300 RF, PN 16/25/40
BODY MATERIAL
NPT, SWE, CL150 RF,
CL300 RF, PN 16/25/40
Table 2. Control Pressure Ranges
CONTROL PRESSURE RANGE
2 to 5-inches w.c.
5 to 15-inches w.c.
8-inches w.c. to 1 psig
1 to 2.8 psig
2 to 3.5 psig
4 to 7 psig
1. Spring ranges based on spring case installed pointed down. When installed pointed up, spring range increases 2-inches w.c. (5 mbar).
2. Do not use Fluorocarbon (FKM) diaphragm with these springs at diaphragm temperatures lower than 60°F (16°C).
(5 to 12 mbar)
(12 to 37 mbar)
(20 to 69 mbar)
(69 mbar to 0,19 bar)
(0,14 to 0,24 bar)
(0,28 to 0,48 bar)
The Type Y696 vapor recovery regulator is used to maintain
a constant blanket (inlet) pressure or vessel pressure with
the outlet owing to a system whose pressure is lower than
that at the inlet.
When vessel pressure increases above the setpoint of the
regulator due to pumping in or thermal heating, the force
of the control spring is overcome by pressure acting on the
diaphragm. This moves the disk away from the orice allowing
gas to ow from the vessel to the vapor recovery system.
As vessel pressure is reduced, the force of the control
spring causes the disk to move toward the orice
decreasing the ow of gas out of the vessel. As vessel
pressure drops below the setpoint of the regulator, the disk
will seat against the orice shutting off the ow of gas.
Sizing Vapor Recovery Systems
To determine the capacity required, you must consider the
amount of blanketing gas that must be displaced from the
tank when either lling the vessel with liquid (pump-in) or the
expansion of tank vapors during atmospheric thermal heating.
Using the established procedures from American Petroleum
Institute Standard 2000 (API 2000), determine the required
ow rate for outbreathing.
4. From Table 7, with a 2-inches w.c. (5 mbar), and an outlet
pressure of 5-inches Hg, an NPS 1-1/2 or 2 (DN 40 or 50)
body size would ow 5130 SCFH (137 Nm3/h) nitrogen.
This would satisfy the desired ow rate of 4500 SCFH
(121 Nm3/h) nitrogen.
Capacity Information
Table 7 gives typical nitrogen regulating capacities at
selected inlet pressures and outlet pressure settings. Flows
are in SCFH (at 60°F and 14.7 psia) and Nm3/h (at 0°C and
1,01325 bar) of 0.97 specic gravity nitrogen. For gases of
other specic gravities, multiply the given SCFH capacity
of nitrogen by 0.985, and divide by the square root of the
appropriate specic gravity of the gas required. Then, if
capacity is desired in Nm3/h, multiply SCFH by 0.0268.
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Table 5. Gas Flow Required for Thermal Heating (Outbreathing) per API 2000 (Interpolate for Intermediate Sizes)
TANK CAPACITY,
BARRELS
60
100
500
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
10 000
15 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
35 000
40 000
45 000
50 000
60 000
70 000
80 000
90 000
100 000
120 000
140 000
160 000
180 000
TANK CAPACITY,
GALLONS
2500
4200
21 000
42 000
84 000
126 000
168 000
210 000
420 000
630 000
840 000
1 050 000
1 260 000
1 470 000
1 680 000
1 890 000
2 100 000
2 520 000
2 940 000
3 360 000
3 780 000
4 200 000
5 040 000
5 880 000
6 720 000
7 560 000
OUTBREATHING (FLASH POINT
< 100°F OR NORMAL BOILING POINT
< 300°F), SCFH AIR
60
100
500
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
10 000
15 000
20 000
24 000
28 000
31 000
34 000
37 000
40 000
44 000
48 000
52 000
56 000
60 000
68 000
75 000
82 000
90 000
TANK CAPACITY,
3
m
10
20
100
200
300
500
700
1000
1500
2000
3000
3180
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10 000
12 000
14 000
16 000
18 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
OUTBREATHING (FLASH POINT
< 38°C OR NORMAL BOILING POINT
< 149°C), Nm3/h AIR
1,6
2,7
13,4
26,8
53,6
80,4
107
134
268
402
536
643
750
831
911
992
1072
1179
1286
1394
1501
1608
1822
2010
2198
2412
Table 6. Flow Rate Conversion
MULTIPLY MAXIMUM PUMP RATE OUT:BYTO OBTAIN
U.S. GPM
U.S. GPH
m3/hr
Barrels/hour
Barrels/day
1. Gas ow of blanketing gas to replace liquid pumped out.
(1)
8.021
0.1337
1.01
5.615
0.2340
Table 7. Capacities
OUTLET PRESSURE RANGE,
SPRING PART NUMBER,
AND COLOR
2 to 5-inches w.c.
(5 to 12 mbar)
1A200127022, Red
5 to 15-inches w.c.
(12 to 37 mbar)
1B766627062, Gray
8-inches w.c. to 1 psig
(20 to 69 mbar)
0B019427052, Dark Green
1 to 2.8 psig
(69 mbar to 0,19 bar)
0A081127202, Orange
2 to 3.5 psig
(0,14 to 0,24 bar)
0Y066427022, Green Stripe
4 to 7 psig
(0,28 to 0,48 bar)
1H802427032, Red
SET PRESSURE
2-inches w.c.
(5 mbar)
4-inches w.c.
(10 mbar)
15-inches w.c.
(37 mbar)
21-inches w.c.
(52 mbar)
2 psig
(0,14 bar)
3 psig
(0,21 bar)
5 psig
(0,34 bar)
BUILDUP TO OBTAIN
WIDE-OPEN TRAVEL
2.6-inches w.c.
(6 mbar)
2.6-inches w.c.
(6 mbar)
3.9-inches w.c.
(10 mbar)
7.7-inches w.c.
(19 mbar)
23-inches w.c.
(57 mbar)
3.2 psig
(0,22 bar)
5.87 psig
(0,41 bar)
OUTLET PRESSURE
VACUUM
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
0 psig (0 bar)
2.5 psig (0,17 bar)
5 psig (0,34 bar)
(1)
:
SCFH
SCFH
Nm3/h
SCFH
SCFH
CAPACITIES IN SCFH (Nm3/h)
OF 0.97 SPECIFIC GRAVITY
NITROGEN
1420 (38,1)
5130 (137)
6560 (176)
1680 (45,0)
5200 (139)
6600 (177)
2810 (75,3)
5580 (150)
6850 (184)
3510 (94,1)
5950 (159)
7160 (192)
5820 (156)
7410 (199)
8340 (224)
8790 (236)
10 400 (279)
9770 (262)
12 000 (322)
12 700 (340)
13 100 (351)
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17.44
(443)
10.38
(264)
2.25
(57)
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7.06
(179)
GAUGE TAP
1/4 NPT
TYPE Y602
VENT
CAST IRON
1/4 NPT VENT
CONNECTION
Figure 4. Dimensions
STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL
3/4 NPT VENT
To determine regulating capacities at pressure settings not
given or to determine wide-open ow capacities, use the
following formula:
520
Q = CgP1SIN
GT
3417
)
C
∆P
DEG
)
P
1
1
where:
Q = gas ow rate, SCFH
C
P
G = specic gravity of the gas
= gas sizing coefcient
g
= absolute inlet pressure, psia
1
T = absolute temperature of gas at inlet, °Rankine
C
∆P = pressure drop across the regulator, psi
= ow coefcient
1
7.00
14.00
(356)
(178)
8.94
(227)
5.19
(132)
2.94
(75)
5.88
(149)
Ordering Guide
Body Size (Select One)
NPS 1-1/2 (DN 40)
NPS 2 (DN 50)
Body Material and End Connection Style (Select One)
Install the regulator using a straight run of pipe the same
size as or larger than the regulator body. Flow through the
regulator body is indicated by the ow arrow cast, stamped
or riveted on the body. If a block valve is required, install
a full ow valve between the regulator and the blanketed
vessel. For proper operation at low setpoint ranges, the
Type Y696 regulators should be installed with the spring
case barrel pointed down.
Ordering Information
Carefully review each specication and complete the
Ordering Guide. To ensure ordering accuracy, please
complete the Specications Worksheet on the last page.
Spring Case Material (Select One)
Cast iron***
WCC Steel***
CF8M Stainless steel**
Diaphragm Case Material (Select One)
Cast iron***
WCC Steel***
CF8M Stainless steel**
Hastelloy® C*
Trim Material (Select One)
303 Stainless steel***
316 Stainless steel (not available with
Ethylenepropylene (EPDM))**
Hastelloy® C (only available with PTFE)*
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Ordering Guide (continued)
Diaphragm Material (Select One) Nitrile (NBR) (standard)*** Fluorocarbon (FKM)**
Nitrile (NBR) with PTFE Protector**
Disk Material (Select One)
Nitrile (NBR) (standard)***
2 to 5-inches w.c. (5 to 12 mbar) Red***
5 to 15-inches w.c. (12 to 37 mbar) Gray***
8-inches w.c. to 1 psig (20 to 69 mbar) Dark Green***
1 to 2.8 psig (69 mbar to 0,19 bar) Orange***
2 to 3.5 psig (0,14 to 0,24 bar) Green Stripe***
4 to 7 psig (0,28 to 0,48 bar) Red***
Regulators Quick Order Guide
* * *Standard - Readily Available for Shipment
* *Non-Standard - Allow Additional Time for Shipment
Special Order, Constructed from Non-Stocked Parts.
*
Consult your local Sales Ofce for Availability.
Availability of the product being ordered is determined by the component with the
longest shipping time for the requested construction.
Replacement Parts Kit (Optional)
Yes, send one parts kit to match this order.
Vapor Recovery Specication Worksheet
Application Specications:
Tank Size
Pump In Rate
Pump Out Rate
Blanketing Gas (Type and Specic Gravity)
Pressure Requirements:
Control Pressure Setting
Downstream Pressure
Maximum Flow (Q
max
)
Build-up Limitations:
0.25-inches w.c. (0,6 mbar)
1-inch w.c. (2 mbar)
0.5-inches w.c. (1 mbar)
2-inches w.c. (5 mbar)
Others
Other Specications:
Is a tank blanketing regulator required?
Special Material Requirements:
Ductile Iron
Stainless SteelHastelloy® C
YesNo
Other
Other Requirements:
Steel
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