High Flow High Pressure Solenoid Valve

Double 3/2 N.C. solenoid valve

with manual override
General
The high pressure/high flow capacity
solenoid valve, as not available on the
market, was especially engineered by
BIFFI in the early '70s for the specific
operation of gas-over-oil actuators,
suitable for high and low pressure,
with natural gas and in ambient
temperatures from -60C to +100C.
After many tests in the range of the
specific parameters, Biffi dedicated
know-how and experience designed a
solenoid valve which was later
improved and is still in use in the '90s.
About 60,000 solenoid valves are now
in good operation all over the world as
the heart of the high pressure
pneumatic control systems.
The extreme temperatures of Siberia
and Africa were the test benches of our
solenoid valve, as well as the hostile
ambient conditions of the production
platforms in the North Sea or the
tropical jungle of Nigeria or Malaysia.
The unit is guaranteed for good
operation, and as such it is particularly
suitable in those fields which are not
surveyed by technical personnel, e.g.
gas pipelines in remote desert areas
where actuators operated by the
natural gas of the line are most
convenient since it is not necessary to
lay power supply lines (electric,
hydraulic or pneumatic). If required, it is
enough to provide electric remote
control signals. The reliability of
operation after long periods of
inactivity is a vital requirement of the
field: the dynamic components of Biffi
solenoid valve are specifically designed
to this purpose with special PTFE
dynamic seals which nullify the
sticking effects due to long idle periods
or extreme temperatures.
Zero leakage is assured by the
poppet-type trims combined with PTFE
resilient seals. The high flow capacity
allows the operation of large actuators
even with short stroking times.

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Versatility is another basic characteristic

of this unit: a range of materials,
additional components and
accessories is available to obtain a
wide selection of complete control
systems. A low power consumption
version of solenoid valve is also
available: this is a basic requirement in
case of long-length electric lines to
reduce the voltage drop. It is also ideal
in case of electric supply from
batteries, when, in lack of electric lines,
actuator control is made via radio and
power is supplied by solar panels.
The vibrations always present in the
plant piping were also taken into
consideration: this is why we have
designed a compact unit where the
connections between the pilot zone
and the power/inlet/filtering/exhaust
zone are totally manifolded.
The associated optional accessories to
obtain special control system units were
also designed to be manifolded to the
solenoid valve body or to the manifold
plate: this reduces as much as possible
the connections by piping, which are
possible points of leakage, highly
increasing the total reliability of the
system. Maintenance is also made
easier as only the damaged component
is removed from the unit. The unit
needs no maintenance for its service
life but, just in case, trouble-shooting is

very intuitive and the maintenance

operation is very quick and easy; parts
can be replaced on field minimising all
possible troubles to the plant process.
The reliability of an entire system is due
to the reliability of every single
component: by choosing a Biffi
solenoid valve our customer can rest
assured of the trouble-free operation
of his plant application.

General application
- Especially suitable and utilised in the
gas applications: gas pipelines, gas
reduction stations, compressor
stations, gas gathering, storage
plants, manifolds, LNG plants and
everywhere high-pressure gas can be
utilised as a power medium
- Heavy duty service where the
combination of high pressure gas
supply, hostile environment,
hazardous areas and extreme
temperatures suggest the use of high
reliability components
- Generally used for control systems
of gas-over-oil actuators (GPO and
OGK Series) and of direct gas
actuators (GIG and GIGS Series)
- Also used for low pressure actuators
(ALGA, ALGAS, RPD, and RPS
Series) acting at low temperature

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Features
- This solenoid valve is in the heart of the
high pressure control systems.
The standard version is fitted with:
- manifold plate
- control unit container with vent valve
- terminal board
- gas filter, condensate separator
with drain valve
- exhaust check valve
- Body in anodised aluminium for high
reliability in light weight; suitable for
every environment condition
- Main and pilot trims are poppet-type
in order to provide bubble tightness
- Internals in stainless steel and
anodised aluminium to obtain highest
compatibility with the power gas
- Sealing seats in teflon, thus granting
chemical resistance, lack of sticking
and ageing effects
- Double solenoid valve in a single
body to obtain compact design and
avoid external piping interconnection
- Solenoid enclosures in weatherproof
and explosionproof construction,
designed and manufactured by Biffi in
accordance with European Norms
(CENELEC) certified by the Italian Lab
CESI and in accordance with American
Standards certified by Factory Mutual
Lab
- Local operation, in lack of electrical
power, by means of manual override
consisting in two levers, one for closing
and one for opening
- Mounting on the proper manifold
plate that includes the power and
exhaust ports
- Weatherproof control unit container
to increase the environmental and
mechanical protection; the container
includes a vent valve to exhaust the
pilot gas and to maintain a small
pressure inside the container,
necessary to avoid the entry of
environmental moisture. The container
is padlockable to prevent the manual
operation by non-authorised
personnel.
- Gas filter unit to clean the power gas
- Terminal board in weatherproof and
explosionproof construction; body and
cover in die-cast aluminium
- Suitable to operate with high pressure
gas with no need for pressure

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reducer, thus increasing the reliability

of the control system
- Remote control for closing and
opening operation through the solenoid
valves available with various power
supply voltages
- Modular construction allowing
maximum flexibility to obtain special
control schematic by assembling
various control components directly to
the solenoid valve body or to the
manifold plate; this modularity
minimises interconnecting piping
between the control components,
therefore the safety and reliability of the
complete system is increased.

Optional features and

special constructions
An extensive range of optional
characteristics is available. Instead of
the standard construction we can offer
the following alternatives already studied
and experienced on field:
- Materials: stainless steel for the body
only or for the whole
- Body configuration: double or single
3/2 valve
- Function modes: Normally closed or
Normally open
- Control modes:
- one or two solenoid valves which
can be variously combined with a
manual override
- external pneumatic pilot signal;
- electric impulsive signal: the valve is
kept actuated by means of a
pneumatic timer device
- manual reset after ESD operation, to
be performed locally thus increasing
the plant safety
- Action:
- pilot controlled with orifice nominal
diameter of 9 mm (standard) or 12
or 15 mm (special)
- direct acting with flow orifice nominal
diameter of 0.8 or 1.25 mm
or 2.5 mm (low pressure)
- Connection modes:
- flanged to manifold;
- 1/8 threaded ports for pilot solenoid
valves
- Flow capacity: various orifices to
enable the operation of small or large
actuators within the required stroking
times
- Ambient temperatures:
- extensive experience with
temperatures as low as -60C
- heating trace for the body to
increase the operation reliability at
extreme temperatures lower than
-60C
- Medium: experienced and proven
selection of materials for operation
with highly corrosive sour gas
- Gas conditioning unit: gas
de-hydrating unit available in case of
low working temperature and wet gas
- Supply voltages: all the standard
voltages in direct or alternate current
are available; the solenoid valve

construction is for direct current, but

we accept any alternate voltage
through a proper AC/DC rectifier
placed on the terminal box enclosure;
suppression diodes available to
protect the coil from voltage transients
- Terminal box:
- different dimensions in function of
the quantity and size of the cable
entries and of the terminals;
- padlockable local selector switch
integral with the terminal box
- Control unit container: three different
dimensions are available, according to
the size and the number of components
fitted on the manifold plate
- Pressure measure: gauge with
needle valve to check the supply
pressure
All the above alternatives , already
studied and experienced on field, can
be combined in various solutions to
obtain the required unit.
Many high pressure modular control
components designed and
manufactured by Biffi are available on
request:
- pneumatic pressure switches with
intervention for high, low or differential
pressure values to obtain ESD
automatic operation control or
prevention
- "line break" detection control
device that automatically closes the
pipeline valve when the rate of the
pressure drop in the gasline exceeds
a pre-set value
- electric signalling of the emergency
operation (i.e., line break intervention)
- pneumatic timer device for ESD
operation delay
- pneumatic device to dedicate the
gas supply from the storage tank only
to the ESD operation, to increase the
safety of the process
- pneumatic device to exclude the
actuator manoeuvre opposite to
the fail operation
- pressure regulators
This wide variety of solutions allows to
obtain the desired control units to suit the
most various customer requirements.
Biffi continues with research and
development in this field, always to
be in line with new technologies and
customer requirements of plant
automation and safety.

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Energised

Manually operated

Power gas in pressure

Pilot gas in exhaust

Pilot gas in pressure

Pilot gas in pressure

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Technical data
- Type: double 3-way/2-position N.C.,
poppet-type spring return solenoid
valve
- Supply medium: sweet natural gas,
air, nitrogen.
Sour gas version according to NACE
standard MR0175 available
- Max operating pressure: 120 bar
(1700 psi).
Special version up to 160 bar (2300 psi)
available
- Min working pressure: 7 bar (100 psi)
Special version for pressures as low as
3 bar (43 psi) with max working
pressure 60 bar (850 psi) available
- Ambient temperature: -30 to +100C
Special version for temperatures as
low as -60C available
- Flow orifice nominal diameter: 9 mm
Special diameters 12 and 15 mm
available
- Direct acting version: 0.8, 1.25 and
2.5 mm flow orifice diameters available
- Available voltage supplies:
12, 24, 48, 110, 115, 125, 220 VDC
110, 120V/50Hz and 120, 240V/60Hz
VAC
- Solenoid insulation: class H; epoxy
resin moulded coils available
- Nominal power:
24W for continuos duty version (standard)
9W for low consumption requirements
available
Explosionproof degrees:
CENELEC:
EEx-d IIC T5
Factory Mutual:
Class 1, Divisions 1 & 2, Groups C & D
Class 2, Divisions 1 & 2, Groups E, F & G
Class 3, Divisions 1 & 2
Temperature class: T4
Weatherproof degrees:
CENELEC:
IP 45 for solenoid valve stand-alone
IP 67 fitted into the control unit
container
Factory Mutual:
NEMA 4 fitted into the control unit
container

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Name
Data plate
Coil cover
Coil
Gap washer
Spring pin
Exhaust plug spring
Core enclosure
O-Ring
Inlet plug pusher
Core spring
Inlet plug
Plug
Core ring nut
Inlet nozzle
Taper plug
Cover
Screw
O-Ring
Inlet seat plug
O-Ring
Piston
O-Ring
Piston ring seal
O-Ring
Piston ring seal
Back-up washer for O-Ring
O-Ring
Inlet seat
Seat lock ring nut
Index ring
Index ring
Cable terminal
Index ring
Index ring
Plug spring
O-Ring
Spring guide
Pipe lock screw
Pusher spring
Wires passage pipe
Coil lower enclosure
Exhaust plug
Coil container
Core
Exhaust nozzle
Washer
Rivet
Manual override lever
Manual override left thrust block
Spring pin
O-Ring
Screw
Spring washer
Manual override pin
Body
Plug
Manual override right thrust block
Screw
Manual override spring
Plug

Recommended spare parts; items additionally marked with

whole with the core (item 44)
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Overall dimensions and mounting data
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Socket head cap screws
M6X1 for valve fastening
to the plate
(socket wrench 5mm)

Manual override lever

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X1
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K
X

DETAIL K

DETAIL W

Coil terminals

n 2 leads
(AWG19
cross section)

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1,25

1,25

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Protection pipe

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O-ring groove
O-ring 2-11
ID= 7,65 W= 1,78

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Actuated
position

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Open-Close
instruction plate

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Signal manifold
(removable )

O-ring groove
O-ring 2-25
ID= 29,87 W= 1,78

1,25
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O-ring groove
O-ring 2-13
ID=10,82
W= 1,78

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View from Y
(Signals manifold removed)
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N 8 M8X1,25 (12mm deep)
threaded holes for manifold
or valves assembly

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View from X

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C
DO

A D

Symbol of double 3/2 N.C.

solenoid valve with manual
override

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PC = 3/2 N.C. Pilot solenoid valve,

with manual override (to Close)
PO = 3/2 N.C. Pilot solenoid valve,
with manual override (to Open)
DC = 3/2 N.C. Pneumatic pilot/spring
return valve (to Close)
DO = 3/2 N.C. Pneumatic pilot/spring
return valve (to Open)

A =
B =
C =
D =
E =
F =
G =
H =
J-L =
M =

Supply port (see detail K)

Outlet port to close (see detail K)
Outlet port to open (see detail K)
Power exhaust port (see detail K)
Closing pilot valve outlet port
Opening pilot valve outlet port
Closing power valve pilot
Opening power valve pilot
Pilot valves exhaust ports
N 3 6,5 Through holes for
assembly

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Weight = 4.8 Kg
All dimensions are in mm

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Publis/Grafiche Cesina/3.000/11.94

DC

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Connections made
by signals manifold

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PO

PC

Note: the connection between the port E-G

and F-H is made by the signals
manifold (removable)

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PST-CS/SV-E

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