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We strongly recommend that users seek and adhere to the manufacturer’s or supplier’s current instructions for handling each material they use.” 3 www.chemtrol.com Chemtrol® Plastic Piping Handbook Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................6 Foreward ...........................................................................7 The Advantages of Plastic Piping ....................................8 Why Chemtrol® Piping Components are Preferred .....................................................................9 Materials ........................................................................10 Chemical Resistance .......................................................12 Standards .........................................................................12 Physical Properties ..........................................................15 Product Line .....................................................................16 Pressure Ratings of Chemtrol Products ............................22 Fittings ............................................................................23 Valve, Unions and Flanges .............................................24 Temperature Ratings of Chemtrol Products ...................25 Products in Vacuum or Collapse in Loading Situations ..26 Pressure Losses in a Piping System ..................................27 Piping Calculations .........................................................28 Valve Calculations ..........................................................28 Flow Capacity & Friction Loss for Sch. 40 Pipe .............29 Flow Capacity & Friction Loss for Sch. 80 Pipe .............30 Hydraulic Shock ..............................................................31 Shock Surge Wave .........................................................32 Expansion & Thermal Contraction of Plastic Pipe ..........34 Calculating Dimensional Changes .................................34 Calculating Stress ...........................................................36 Managing Expansion/Contraction in System Design ....38 Minimum Cold Bending Radius ......................................40 Pipe Support Spacing .....................................................41 Chemical Resistance Guide .................................................43 Schedule 80 Fitting Dimensions ..........................................77 Valves .......................................................................................82 PVC/CPVC Tru-Bloc® Ball Valves ....................................83 PVC/CPVC Bleach Ball Valves ........................................85 PP True Union Ball Valves ..............................................86 PVDF True Union Ball Valves ...........................................88 PVC/CPVC 3-Way Ball Valves .........................................90 PVC Compact Economy Ball Valves ................................92 PVC/CPVC Butterfly Valves ..............................................93 PVC/CPVC Ball Check, Foot and Vent Valves .................96 Visit our website for the most current information. 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WORLD HEADQUARTERS • 1516 MIDDLEBURY ST. • ELKHART, IN 46516-4740 • USA • PH: 1.800.234.0227 4 TECH SERVICES PH: 1.888.446.4226 • FAX: 1.888.234.0557 • INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PH: +1.574.295.3327 • FAX: +1.574.295.3455 www.nibco.com www.chemtrol.com Chemtrol® Plastic Piping Handbook Table of Contents PP/PVDF Ball Check Valves .............................................98 PVC Angle and Y-Pattern Valves ..................................100 PVC Chemcock and Calibrated Needle Valves .............102 Valve Accessories ..........................................................104 Ball Valve Actuation ......................................................108 Actuator Mounting Data................................................109 Valve Installation ...........................................................112 Valve Maintenance ........................................................114 PVC Fittings ...........................................................................118 CPVC Fittings .........................................................................140 Socket Fusion Equipment ....................................................157 Polypropylene Fittings .........................................................159 PVDF Fittings ..........................................................................173 Installation of Pressure Piping ..........................................186 Storage .........................................................................186 Handling ........................................................................186 Joining Methods ...........................................................187 Solvent Cement Joining for PVC/CPVC ........................189 Heat Fusion Joining for PP/PVDF ..................................196 Joining Mechanics for Hand-Held Heat-Tools .............197 Features of Bench-Mount Joining Machines ..............200 Joining Mechanics for Bench-Mount Machines .........203 Flanged Joints ..............................................................206 Repairing Joints ............................................................208 Threading Instructions for Plastic Pipe ........................211 Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation .......................................213 General Underground Installation Procedures .............214 Reference Data .....................................................................220 Metric Equivalent Charts ..............................................220 Conversion Factors .......................................................221 Specific Gravity of Liquids ............................................222 Drill Sizes for Pipe Taps ................................................223 Useful Formulas ............................................................224 Symbols for Pipe Fittings Used in Drafting ..................226 Abbreviations ................................................................229 Glossary of Terms .........................................................229 Visit our website for the most current information. NIBCO INC. WORLD HEADQUARTERS • 1516 MIDDLEBURY ST. • ELKHART, IN 46516-4740 • USA • PH: 1.800.234.0227 TECH SERVICES PH: 1.888.446.4226 • FAX: 1.888.234.0557 • INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PH: +1.574.295.3327 • FAX: +1.574.295.3455 5 www.nibco.com INTRODUCTION www.chemtrol.com Chemtrol products — a multitude of applications and end uses Heating & Cooling Chemical Processing Mining Industry Nuclear Industry Wastewater Industry High Purity Applications Petrochemical Visit our website for the most current information. NIBCO INC. WORLD HEADQUARTERS • 1516 MIDDLEBURY ST. • ELKHART, IN 46516-4740 • USA • PH: 1.800.234.0227 6 TECH SERVICES PH: 1.888.446.4226 • FAX: 1.888.234.0557 • INTERNATIONAL OFFICE PH: +1.574.295.3327 • FAX: +1.574.295.3455 www.nibco.com INTRODUCTION www.chemtrol.com FOREWARD Growth in the use of plastic piping has been nothing less than spectacular. In 1947 sales of plastic piping in the United States amounted to less than $500,000. Today, seven decades later, sales have exceeded five billion dollars and show no signs of slowing down. Plastic piping is used for chemical and