SECTION D

High Capacity
Safety Relief Valves
Manufactured in accordance with
ASME Code Section VIII
NBBI capacity certified for
Air/Gas & Liquid
Pressures to 3,500 psi
Soft seat seal
3/4 to 2 NPT inlet sizes

Valve Company, Inc.

High Capacity Series FT & HC Safety Relief Valves

Seat Detail
Open Lift Lever

Packed Lift Lever

16 5/8
14 7/8

3 7/8
3 7/8

2 1/8
3

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SERIES FT

SERIES HC

5/8 DIAMETER ORIFICE

Weight 15 lbs

1 DIAMETER ORIFICE
Weight 25 lbs.

Model Selection
3 FT

INLET ORIFICE OUTLET

SOFT SEAT
SEAL

MATERIAL
CODE

CAP TYPE

ADD L FOR LIQUID SERVICE

MODEL

INLET

ORIFICE

OUTLET

[SQ. IN]

3 FT

3/4 FNPT

0.306

MAX SET
PRESSURE

1 1/2 FNPT

3500

C K Z -

1 MNPT

0.306

1 1/2 FNPT

1000

5 FT

1 FNPT

0.306

1 1/2 FNPT

3500

5 HC

1 1/4 FNPT

0.785

2 FNPT

2000

6 HC

1 1/2 MNPT

0.785

2 FNPT

2000

2 MNPT

0.785

MATERIAL CODE

2 FNPT

Nitrile
[Buna-N]

[PSIG]

4 FT

7 HC

N -

Standard
Material

Closed
Cap

Standard
w/ 316 SS Spring

Open Lift
Lever

Standard
w/ 302 SS Spring

All 316 SS

Packed
Lift
Lever

All 316 SS
w/ Inconel Spring

316 SS Trim

316 SS Trim
w/ Inconel Spring

Standard
w/ Inconel Spring

Fluorocarbon

[Viton]

Neoprene
Kalrez
Kalrez seat

w/ Viton Seals

Teflon Seat

w/ Viton Seals
(liquid only)

EPDM

O-ring material
selection is media
and temperature
dependent

2000

Maximum
Temperature
450 F
ASME Code
requires lift lever on
water over 140 F or
air service

1. CAP

CSZ

CSZ

CSZ

316 SS

316 SS

CSZ

CSZ

CSZ

2. ADJUSTING SCREW

CSZ

CSZ

CSZ

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

CSZ

3. ADUSTING LOCKNUT

CSZ

CSZ

CSZ

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

CSZ

WCB

WCB

WCB

CF8M

CF8M

WCB

WCB

WCB

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

4. CAP SEAL

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

5. BONNET
6. UPPER SPRING PLATE
7. SPRING

CSZ

316 SS

302 SS

316 SS

Inconel

316 SS

Inconel

SS
Inconel

8. GUIDE STEM

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

9. STEM LOCKNUT

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

10. LOWER SPRING PLATE

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

17-4 PH

17-4 PH

17-4 PH

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

17-4 PH

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

WCB

WCB

WCB

CF8M

CF8M

WCB

WCB

WCB

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

11. SPINDLE GUIDE

12. BONNET SEAL
13. SPINDLE
14. BODY
15. DISK RET. SCREW

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

16. DISK SEAL

17. DISK

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

18. O-RING SEAT

19. O-RING RETAINER

22. BALL (FT only)

316 SS

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

SS

440C

440C

440C

SS

SS

SS

SS

440C

20. SEAT SEAL

21. SEAT

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

23. BODY SEAL (FT only)

DETERMINED BY SOFT SEAT SELECTION

24. BASE (FT only)

CS

CS

CS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

CS

25. OPEN LL ASSY

CS

CS

CS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

CS

CS

CS

CS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

316 SS

CS

26. PACKED LL ASSY

CS - CARBON STEEL
SS - STAINLESS STEEL

WCB - ASTM A 216 - WCB CARBON STEEL

CF8M - ASTM A 351 - CF8M STAINLESS STEEL

Viton and Kalrez are registered trademarks of the DuPont Dow Elastomers, LLC.
Teflon is a registered trademark of I. E. DuPont De Nemours Company.
Stellite is a registered trademark of the Deloro Stellite Company, Inc.
Inconel and Monel are registered trademarks of the International Nickel Company, Inc.

CSZ - CARBON STEEL - ZINC PLATED

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Capacity Tables For Series FT and HC

ASME Section VIII UV Code Stamped for Air, Gas & Liquid.
All Capacities Listed at 10% Over Set Pressure
SERIES FT
5/8 ORIFICE DIAMETER
0.306 SQ. IN. AREA
SET
PRESSURE
PSI

15
50
75
100
125
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850

AIR
SCFM

NATURAL GAS
[SG = 0.60]
SCFM

WATER
GPM

152
340
474
609
743
877
1145
1414
1682
1951
2219
2487
2756
3024
3293
3561
3829
4098
4366
4635

196
439
612
785
958
1131
1477
1824
2170
2516
2862
3209
3555
3901
4247
4594
4940
5286
5632
5979

35
63
77
89
99
109
126
141
154
166
178
189
199
209
218
227
235
244
252
259

SET
PRESSURE
PSI

900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1800
2000
2500
3000
3500

SET
PRESSURE
PSI

15
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950

NATURAL GAS
[SG = 0.60]
SCFM

WATER
GPM

4903
5171
5440
5708
5977
6245
6513
6782
7050
7319
7587
7855
8124
8392
8661
9734
10808
13492
16176
18860

6325
6671
7017
7363
7710
8056
8402
8748
9095
9441
9787
10133
10480
10826
11172
12557
13942
17404
20867
24329

267
274
281
288
295
302
308
314
321
327
333
339
344
350
356
377
398
445
487
526

GPM [Water] = 8.48 1.1 Set Pressure

Coefficient of Discharge [Water] 0.725

SCFM [Air] = 4.88 [1.1 Set Pressure + 14.7]

Coefficient of Discharge [Air] 0.871

SERIES HC

AIR
SCFM

1 ORIFICE DIAMETER

AIR
SCFM

NATURAL GAS
[SG = 0.60]
SCFM

WATER
GPM

394
880
1574
2268
2962
3656
4350
5044
5738
6432
7126
7821
8515
9209
9903
10597
11291
11985
12679
13373

532
1135
2030
2925
3821
4716
5612
6507
7402
8298
9193
10088
10984
11879
12775
13670
14566
15461
16356
17252

111
194
274
336
388
434
475
513
549
582
614
644
672
700
726
752
776
800
823
846

SCFM [Air] = 12.62 [1.1 Set Pressure + 14.7]

Coefficient of Discharge [Air] 0.877

0.785 SQ. IN. AREA

SET
PRESSURE
PSI

1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1650
1700
1750
1800
1850
1900
2000

AIR
SCFM

NATURAL GAS
[SG = 0.60]
SCFM

WATER
GPM

14068
14762
15456
16150
16844
17538
18232
18926
19620
20314
21008
21703
22397
23091
23785
24479
25173
25867
26561
27950

18147
19042
19938
20833
21729
22624
23519
24415
25310
26206
27101
27996
28892
29787
30682
31578
32473
33369
34264
36055

868
889
910
931
951
970
990
1008
1027
1045
1063
1081
1098
1115
1132
1148
1164
1180
1196
1227

GPM [Water] = 26.17 1.1 Set Pressure

Coefficient of Discharge [Water] 0.877

CANADIAN REGISTRATION NUMBER 0G0736.2C

(Applies to ASME Code stamped valves only.)

Valve Company, Inc.

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P.O. Box 1382 Kilgore, Texas 75663-1382

903-984-8574 Fax 903-984-6307
www.hydroseal.com

1998