Pfeiffer Vacuum BVML Bedienungsanleitung

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Original

BALL VALVE

Valve

Dear customer,

Thank you for choosing a Pfeiffer Vacuum product. Your new Pfeiffer Vacuum valves should

support you in your individual application with full performance and without malfunctions. The

name Pfeiffer Vacuum stands for high-quality vacuum technology, a comprehensive and

complete range of top-quality products and first-class service. With this expertise, we have

acquired a multitude of skills contributing to an efficient and secure implementation of our

product.

Knowing that our product must not interfere with your actual work, we are convinced that our

product offers you the solution that supports you in the effective and trouble-free execution of

your individual application.

Please read these operating instructions before putting your product into operation for the

first time. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact info@pfeiffer-

vacuum.de.

Further operating instructions from Pfeiffer Vacuum can be found in the Download Center on

our website.

Disclaimer of liability

These operating instructions describe all models and variants of your product. Note that your

product may not be equipped with all features described in this document. Pfeiffer Vacuum

constantly adapts its products to the latest state of the art without prior notice. Please take

into account that online operating instructions can deviate from the printed operating

instructions supplied with your product.

Furthermore, Pfeiffer Vacuum assumes no responsibility or liability for damage resulting from

the use of the product that contradicts its proper use or is explicitly defined as foreseeable

misuse.

This document is the intellectual property of Pfeiffer Vacuum and all contents of this

document are protected by copyright. They may not be copied, altered, reproduced or

published without the prior written permission of Pfeiffer Vacuum.

We reserve the right to make changes to the technical data and information in this document.

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Table of contents

1 About this manual 5

1.1 Validity 5

1.1.1 Applicable documents 5

1.1.2 Products concerned 5

1.2 Target group 5

1.3 Conventions 5

1.3.1 Instructions in the text 5

1.3.2 Pictographs 6

1.3.3 Abbreviations 6

1.4 Trademark proof 6

2 Safety 7

2.1 General safety information 7

2.2 Safety instructions 7

2.3 Safety precautions 8

2.4 Limits of use of the product 8

2.5 Proper use 9

2.6 Foreseeable misuse 9

2.7 Personnel qualification 9

2.7.1 Ensuring personnel qualification 9

2.7.2 Personnel qualification for maintenance and repair 10

2.7.3 Advanced training with Pfeiffer Vacuum 10

3 Product description 11

3.1 Function 11

3.2 Scope of delivery 11

3.3 Identifying the product 11

3.3.1 Product types 12

3.3.2 Product features 12

4 Transportation and Storage 13

4.1 Transport 13

4.2 Storage 13

5 Installation 14

5.1 Preparatory work 14

5.2 Mounting orientation 14

5.3 Mounting the valve 14

6 Operation 15

7 Maintenance 16

7.1 General maintenance information 16

7.2 Replacing O-ring seal 16

7.3 Replacing or adding pilot valve 17

8 Decommissioning 18

9 Recycling and disposal 19

9.1 General disposal information 19

10 Malfunctions 20

11 Service solutions by Pfeiffer Vacuum 21

12 Spare parts - Ball valves 23

13 Technical data and dimensions 24

13.1 General 24

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13.2 Technical data 24

13.3 Dimensions 26

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1 About this manual

IMPORTANT

Read carefully before use.

Keep the manual for future consultation.

1.1 Validity

These operating instructions are a customer document of Pfeiffer Vacuum. The operating instructions

describe the functions of the named product and provide the most important information for the safe use

of the device. The description is written in accordance with the valid directives. The information in these

operating instructions refers to the product's current development status. The document shall remain

valid provided that the customer does not make any changes to the product.

1.1.1 Applicable documents

Document Reference

Declaration of conformity included with these operating instructions

1.1.2 Products concerned

This document applies to products with the following part numbers:

Part number Description

BVML-xxxxxx Models for manual ball valves

BVP-xxxxxx Models for pneumatic ball valves

1.2 Target group

These operating instructions are aimed at all persons performing the following activities on the product:

●Transportation

●Setup (Installation)

●Usage and operation

●Decommissioning

●Maintenance and cleaning

●Storage or disposal

The work described in this document is only permitted to be performed by persons with the appropriate

technical qualifications (expert personnel) or who have received the relevant training from Pfeiffer Vac-

uum.

1.3 Conventions

1.3.1 Instructions in the text

Usage instructions in the document follow a general structure that is complete in itself. The required ac-

tion is indicated by an individual step or multi-part action steps.

Individual action step

A horizontal, solid triangle indicates the only step in an action.

►This is an individual action step.

Sequence of multi-part action steps

The numerical list indicates an action with multiple necessary steps.

1. Step 1

2. Step 2

3. ...

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1.3.2 Pictographs

Pictographs used in the document indicate useful information.

Note

Tip

1.3.3 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning in this document

BV Ball valve

CDA Clean dry air

Delta P Delta pressure

DN Nominal diameter as size description

FKM Fluoropolymer rubber

HV High vacuum

IPA Isopropyl alcohol

ISO Flange: Connection in accordance with ISO 1609 and ISO 2861

PTFE Synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene

UHV Ultra-high vacuum

Tbl. 1: Abbreviations used in this document

1.4 Trademark proof

●Apiezon® is a registered trademark of M&I Materials Ltd

●Allen® is a registered trademark of Apex Brands, Inc

●Loctite® is a registered trademark of Henkel IP & Holding GmbH, Germany

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2 Safety

2.1 General safety information

The following 4 risk levels and 1 information level are taken into account in this document.

DANGER

Immediately pending danger

Indicates an immediately pending danger that will result in death or serious injury if not observed.

►Instructions to avoid the danger situation

WARNING

Potential pending danger

Indicates a pending danger that could result in death or serious injury if not observed.

►Instructions to avoid the danger situation

CAUTION

Potential pending danger

Indicates a pending danger that could result in minor injuries if not observed.

►Instructions to avoid the danger situation

NOTICE

Danger of damage to property

Is used to highlight actions that are not associated with personal injury.

►Instructions to avoid damage to property

Notes, tips or examples indicate important information about the product or about this docu-

ment.

2.2 Safety instructions

Risks during installation

WARNING

Risk of injury due to incorrect installation

Dangerous situations may arise from unsafe or incorrect handling

►Do not put hands or any other body part or objects in the valve.

WARNING

Risk of injury due to overpressure in the vacuum system > 1000 hPa

Released parts and escaped gases can result in injury.

►Do not open clamps while the vacuum system is pressurized.

►Use the clamp types that are suited for overpressure.

WARNING

Risk of injury due to overpressure in the vacuum system > 2500 hPa

KF flange connections with elastomer seals cannot withstand such pressures. Process media can

leak and cause potential damage to your health.

►Use O-rings provided with an outer centering ring.

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Risks during maintenance, decommissioning and disposal

WARNING

Health hazard through poisoning from toxic contaminated components or devices

Toxic process media result in contamination of devices or parts of them. During maintenance work,

there is a risk to health from contact with these poisonous substances. Illegal disposal of toxic sub-

stances causes environmental damage.

►Take suitable safety precautions and prevent health hazards or environmental pollution by toxic

process media.

►Decontaminate affected parts before carrying out maintenance work.

►Wear protective equipment.

2.3 Safety precautions

Duty to provide information on potential dangers

The product holder or user is obliged to make all operating personnel aware of dangers

posed by this product.

Every person who is involved in the installation, operation or maintenance of the product

must read, understand and adhere to the safety-related parts of this document.

Infringement of conformity due to modifications to the product

The Declaration of Conformity from the manufacturer is no longer valid if the operator

changes the original product or installs additional equipment.

●Following the installation into a system, the operator is required to check and re-evalu-

ate the conformity of the overall system in the context of the relevant European Direc-

tives, before commissioning that system.

General safety precautions when handling the product

►Observe all applicable safety and accident prevention regulations.

►Check that all safety measures are observed at regular intervals.

►Never put hands or any other object in the valve.

2.4 Limits of use of the product

Parameter Limit value

Installation orientation Product to be installed directionally, with flow indicated by a visible ar-

row

Allowable ambient humidi-

0 - 95% non-condensing

Process temperature

range

20 °C - 150 °C

Heating capabilities Body can be heated up to 150 °C with optional heater kits

Maximum internal pres-

sure

1400 hPa

Maximum delta P before

opening

1400 hPa in open direction. 1400 hPa in closing direction.

Open / close speed 1.0 s to open/close

Pneumatic supply 4000 - 7000 hPa

Solenoid electrical specifi-

cations

120 V AC

24 V DC

240 V AC

24 V AC

4.5 W

Position indicators Optical: NPN

Optical: PNP

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Parameter Limit value

Reliability 20,000 cycles in a clean environment

Leak rate High Vacuum: 1 x 10-7hPa l/s

Tbl. 2: Limits of use for ball valves

2.5 Proper use

►Use the valve only for isolating in a vacuum system.

►Use the valve only in closed indoor areas.

2.6 Foreseeable misuse

Improper use of the product invalidates all warranty and liability claims. Any use that is counter to the

purpose of the product, whether intentional or unintentional, is regarded as misuse, in particular:

●Use outside the mechanical and electrical application limits in accordance with the technical data

●Use with corrosive or explosive media, if this is not explicitly permitted

●Use outdoors

●Use with bare hands or with powder gloves

●Use after unauthorized technical changes (on the inside or the outside of the product)

●Use with replacement or accessory parts that are unsuitable or are not approved

2.7 Personnel qualification

The work described in this document may only be carried out by persons who have appropriate profes-

sional qualifications and the necessary experience or who have completed the necessary training as

provided by Pfeiffer Vacuum.

Training people

1. Train the technical personnel on the product.

2. Only let personnel to be trained work with and on the product when under the supervision of

trained personnel.

3. Only allow trained technical personnel to work with the product.

4. Before starting work, make sure that the commissioned personnel have read and understood

these operating instructions and all applicable documents, in particular the safety, maintenance

and repair information.

2.7.1 Ensuring personnel qualification

Specialist for mechanical work

Only a trained specialist may carry out mechanical work. Within the meaning of this document, special-

ists are people responsible for construction, mechanical installation, troubleshooting and maintenance

of the product, and who have the following qualifications:

●Qualification in the mechanical field in accordance with nationally applicable regulations

●Knowledge of this documentation

Specialist for electrotechnical work

Only a trained electrician may carry out electrical engineering work. Within the meaning of this docu-

ment, electricians are people responsible for electrical installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and

maintenance of the product, and who have the following qualifications:

●Qualification in the electrical engineering field in accordance with nationally applicable regulations

●Knowledge of this documentation

In addition, these individuals must be familiar with applicable safety regulations and laws, as well as the

other standards, guidelines, and laws referred to in this documentation. The above individuals must

have an explicitly granted operational authorization to commission, program, configure, mark, and earth

devices, systems, and circuits in accordance with safety technology standards.

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Trained individuals

Only adequately trained individuals may carry out all works in other transport, storage, operation and

disposal fields. Such training must ensure that individuals are capable of carrying out the required activi-

ties and work steps safely and properly.

2.7.2 Personnel qualification for maintenance and repair

Advanced training courses

Pfeiffer Vacuum offers advanced training courses to maintenance levels 2 and 3.

Adequately trained individuals are:

●Maintenance level 1

─Customer (trained specialist)

●Maintenance level 2

─Customer with technical education

─Pfeiffer Vacuum service technician

●Maintenance level 3

─Customer with Pfeiffer Vacuum service training

─Pfeiffer Vacuum service technician

2.7.3 Advanced training with Pfeiffer Vacuum

For optimal and trouble-free use of this product, Pfeiffer Vacuum offers a comprehensive range of

courses and technical trainings.

For more information, please contact Pfeiffer Vacuum technical training.

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