Meridian™ Bolted Two Piece Floating Ball Valve

Design Standards

  • 2 piece bolted body design for ease of field service and maintenance
    • Cast steel 150, 300 & 600
    • Forged steel 600, 900 & 1500
  • Fire safe design
  • Standard valves meet NACE
  • Extreme low torque for actuation savings
  • ISO 5211 mounting flanges
  • High life cycle
  • Independent dual body seals
  • Locking device to API 608
  • All o-rings are AED (anti-explosive decompression) design
  • Gear operators and lifting lugs on 6” bore and larger
  • Standard document package BS/EN 10204-3.1
  • Low emission capable due to O-ring design
  • Exceeds ASME B16.34 minimum wall thickness
  • All MeridianTM 3 piece forged trunnion ball valves and 2 piece cast floating ball valves are certified for use in Safety Integrity Level (SIL 3) applications.

Stem Design Features

  • Blowout proof stem
  • Double antistatic stem
  • Adjustable packing
  • Triple independent low emission stem seals ensure stem seal integrity
  • 2-bolt gland flange

Seat Design Features

  • Unique wide flexible seat rings
  • Absolute seal in low and high pressure
  • RPTFE (15-20% carbon fibre) in 150 & 300 ASME; Devlon V in 600-1500 ASME
  • Self-relieving seats for automatic internal cavity relief

Optional Features

  • Body may be coated for corrosion protection

Reference Standards

Design Standard:

  • API 608
  • API 6D
  • CSA Z245.15
  • CSA B51-09
  • ISO 17292

Face to Face:

  • ASME B16.10

Flange:

  • ASME B16.5

Marking:

  • MSS SP-25

Inspection:

  • API 598

Pressure & Temp.:

  • ASME B16.34

Quality:

  • MSS SP-55

Fire Safe Design:

  • ISO 10497, API 607

Sour:

  • NACE MR 0175
  • ISO 15156-2009

Pressure Testing:

  • API 6D and low pressure air seat test

Safety Integrity Level:

  • SIL 3