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CIBSE Knowledge Series — Variable flow pipework systems: valve solutions
Variable flow pipework systems: valve
solutions
Supplement to CIBSE Knowledge Series KS7
Principal authorChris Parsloe
Editor
Ken Butcher
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ISBN: 978-1-906846-09-1
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2 Centralised valve module solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
3 Pressure independent control valve solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
References and bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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CIBSE Knowledge Series — Variable flow pipework systems: valve solutions
1 Introduction
This publication forms a supplement to CIBSE Knowledge Series KS7:
Variable flow pipework systems (CIBSE, 2006). It explains how to design re-
circulating heating and cooling water systems incorporating variable speed
pumps utilising two alternative valve solutions not covered in KS7, these
being:
— centralised valve modules
— pressure independent control valves (PICVs)
KS7 explains the main principles underlying the design of variable flow
pipework systems, and provides two alternative approaches to system
design. These are:
— self-balancing arrangements in which terminal units are connected
from reverse return branches, and pump speed is controlled to
maintain constant pressure differentials across the terminals
— designs incorporating differential pressure control valves (DPCVs) in
which the system is laid out as a conventional 2-pipe flow and return
configuration but with DPCVs strategically located on sub-branches
in order to minimise the pressure differentials across downstream
2-port control valves.
Knowledge Series KS9: Commissioning variable flow pipework systems (CIBSE,
2007) describes the commissioning procedures for variable flow systems
designed using these two methods.
Both of the above methods give satisfactory results when used on large
re-circulating heating and cooling water pipework systems. Furthermore,
both systems can be designed and specified using a variety of alternative
valve products from different suppliers.
Since the publication of KS7 and KS9, valve technology has advanced to the
point where there are now commonly available products that help to
simplify the design of variable flow systems. Hence, the need for thissupplement, which builds on the principles explained in KS7 but offers
additional design approaches both of which have proved successful on actual
projects.
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2 Centralised valve module solution
Valve modules are ‘mini-headers’ that distribute flow from a central valve
manifold arrangement to groups of up to 8 terminal units. The grouping of
terminal units is dictated by their relative locations and flow rates. Modules
are designed, pre-fabricated and pressure tested off-site resulting in reduced
site installation time.
The valve module concept effectively creates exactly the same layout as for
the DPCV-based solution described in KS7, i.e. a DPCV controlling the
pressure differential across a sub-branch serving multiple terminal units.
Hence, the guidance provided in KS7 and KS9 on DPCV systems is equally
applicable to valve modules.
A typical ‘basic’ valve module layout is shown in Figure 1 (although the
layout and valve choice may vary between suppliers). In particular, adjustable
valves (i.e. regulating 2-port control valves or pressure independent control
valves) may be incorporated enabling centralised control functions.
With regard to the numbered features in Figure 1, the common features are
as follows:
(1) Strainer: a strainer is located at the inlet to the module in order to
remove any solid particles from the water before they can become
blocked in downstream control valves or terminal units. This is an
ideal location for the strainer since all of the downstream materials
are non-corrosive, meaning there is less risk of the water becoming
re-contaminated once it has passed through the strainer. The strainer
body should be as large as possible to reduce the need for frequentcleaning. By incorporating strainers in the module, there is no
necessity for strainers on upstream branches.
(2) Flow manifold with isolation: manifolds provide an effective method for
creating multiple tee connections from a central pipe. Each manifold
port should have some form of isolating valve so that individual
terminal units can be isolated. Where centralised control is required,
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an alternative is to install ‘isolatable’ 2-port control valves instead of
isolating valves.
— Flexible multilayer pipe run-outs to terminal units: running rigid pipe
from a central location is often impractical resulting in numerous
elbows and joints, and consequently excessive labour times. A flexible
pipe is preferable, eliminating the need for elbows between themodule and terminal units and requiring only two joints per pipe —
one at the manifold and one at the terminal. Flexible multilayer pipe is
best suited to the pressures and temperatures in large heating and
chilled water systems. The pipe is essentially a butt-welded aluminium
pipe, coated internally and externally with either high density
polyethylene or cross linked polyethylene. It has similar strength and
expansion properties to copper. High strength compression or press-
fit joints are available.
— A flushing bypass arrangement with built-in flushing drain: this is
required in order to achieve compliance with BSRIA Guide
AG1/2001.1: Pre-commission cleaning of pipework systems (Parsloe,
2004). Firstly, by isolating all of the terminal branches and opening
both left and right central isolating valves, dirty water can be flushed
at high velocity out of the upstream pipework system without having
to pass through the terminals. Once the water in the main system is
clean, terminal units can then be forward flushed by opening the left
hand isolating valve and running water out through the central drain.
Terminals can then be back-flushed by opening the right hand valve
and again running water out through the central drain. An air vent
assists final filling of the pipes connecting to the terminal units.
— A return manifold with close coupled commissioning sets: fixed orifice
double regulating valves (commissioning sets) are required to measure
and regulate the flow rates to terminal units. These are orifice plate
type flow measurement devices close-coupled to double regulating
valves. Flow measurement devices must be provided with at least five
diameters of straight, rigid pipe upstream of their inlets to ensure flow
measurement accuracy.
— Differential pressure control valve (DPCV): a DPCV can be used toadjust, and then hold constant, the pressure differential between flow
and return manifolds. This means that the pressure differential against
which 2-port control valves need to close can be limited. This is
important in order to avoid valve noise, and make it easier to select
valves with good authority. In the case of the valve module, all 2-port
control valves are sized against the pressure differential controlled
constant across the manifolds by the DPCV. Figure 2 illustrates the
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principle. Due to the proximity of the DPCV to the control valves,
authorities of 0.3–0.7 are usually achievable provided pipe lengths,
and hence pipe pressure losses, are not excessive. Pipe lengths
greater than 15 m between module and terminal might need to be
increased in size in order to reduce their pressure loss and make it
easier to select the 2-port valves.
Incorporating valve modules into systems
As previously stated, valve modules are essentially centralised versions of the
DPCV based solution described in KS7 (CIBSE, 2006), i.e. a DPCV
controlling pressure across a sub-branch serving multiple terminal units. All
of the components required in the branches served by a DPCV controlled
system are incorporated into a valve module. Figure 3 shows a typical
system layout incorporating valve modules and the accompanying
components that are required on connecting branches.
The designer should be aware of the following issues during design:
— Valve selection: terminal branch regulating valves, 2-port control valves
and DPCVs need to be sized and selected to suit each situation.
Because there is some interdependency between the sizes of these
valves, the supplier of the valve module is usually well placed to size
all of them, if provided with details of terminal unit pressure losses
and connecting pipe lengths.
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— Minimum pressure differential: in order to operate satisfactorily, the
DPCV must have enough pressure across it to enable its internal
spring to move and hence control pressure. This minimum is typically
in the range 10–15 kPa for 15–32 mm diameter valves. Specific values
are given in valve product brochures. In order to determine whether
there is sufficient pressure across each DPCV, modules sometimes
incorporate pressure test points to enable the pressure differential tobe measured.
— Flow measurement: flow rates are measurable to each terminal unit.
For checking purposes, flow measurement devices can be located on
main branches and sub-branches upstream of the valve modules, as
deemed necessary by the designer.
— Upstream regulating valves: since the DPCVs inside the modules will
vary their position depending on system pressures, there is no need
for upstream regulating valves. Due to the action of the DPCVs, the
flow balance will be maintained regardless of subsequent 2-port valve
closures or variations in pump speed.
— Maximum pressure differential: the DPCVs installed within modules
must be able to operate and close against the maximum pressure
generated by the pump. DPCVs with differential pressure ratings of
up to 1.2 MPa (12 bar) are available which should satisfy the majority
of applications.
— Pump speed control: pump speed must be controlled so as to maintain
a minimum pressure differential at some selected point (or points) in
the system. The most energy efficient approach is to locate a
differential pressure sensor across the index valve module (usually the
one furthest from the pump) and to control pump speed such that
the pressure required across this branch is always maintained. Each
sensor connection should be provided with test points and a bypass,
as shown in Figure 3, to enable the sensor to be calibrated and
zeroed. If there is a risk that the index might move, as would be the
case if all of the 2-port valves fed from the most remote module were
to close, then an additional sensor might be required on the new
index, i.e. the next furthest module as shown in Figure 3. The pump would then be controlled to ensure that the pressure required across
both branches would always be maintained. For the same reason,
zones with different load patterns fed from the same system should
also have their own sensors.
— Pressure relief at part load: when all of the 2-port control valves are
approaching their closed positions, there needs to be some path open
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to flow to prevent the pump operating against a closed system. A
simple solution is to incorporate at least one 4-port valve, with a
built-in bypass, on each group of terminals, as shown in Figure 3. The
selection and positioning of 4-port valves should ensure that the pump
can achieve at least an 80% turndown in flow rate at minimum load
conditions. To give a better match of resistances across control
valves, 4-port valves should be selected as if they are 2-port valves.
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3 Pressure independent control valve solution
Pressure independent control valves (PICVs), sometimes referred to as
‘combination valves’, integrate the functions of flow limitation, modulating
control and differential pressure control within a single valve body. The
layout and appearance of PICVs varies considerably but they all perform thesame basic functions. Figure 4 shows a cross section through a generic valve
type. The valve body contains two main components. In the top half of the
body is the control valve and flow limiting component and the bottom half
contains the DPCV. With regard to the numbered features in Figure 4:
(1) Flow limiting device: some valves have a specially designed flow
regulator to enable the flow through the valve to be set. Once set,
the flow rate through the fully open valve is held constant by the
action of the DPCV (hence it is referred to as a ‘flow limiting device’).
An alternative approach used for some PICVs is to use the travel of
the 2-port valve for flow regulation, as described below.
(2) 2-port control valve: the 2-port control valve is often used for flow
regulation as well as flow control, i.e. the valve is throttled until the
required flow rate is achieved, then the remaining travel on the valve
spindle is used for modulating control of flow rate. (In this case, the
2-port valve is effectively the flow limiting device.) For good
modulating control, the 2-port control valve should be able to achieve
an equal percentage control characteristic (as opposed to an on/off or
linear characteristic). This can be achieved by a combination of the
shape and design of the valve plug and the action of the actuator to
which it is fitted.
(3) Flow setting dial: a flow setting dial at the top of the valve spindle
permits adjustment of the flow limiting device. By turning the dial, the
device can be manually opened or closed until the design flow rate is
achieved. The flow setting dial is usually marked with flow rate values
(or calibrations that can be read from a graph) to enable the flow to
be set without the need for proportional balancing. This is possible
due to the function of the DPCV as explained below.
(4) Differential pressure control: after the 2-port control valve, water
passes through an in-built differential pressure control valve (DPCV).
The DPCV automatically adjusts its position by sensing the differential
pressure across the flow limiting device and/or control valve, i.e.
between points A and B in Figure 4. A small pressure tube transmits
the pressure of the water entering the device to a chamber at the
bottom of the valve which forms one side of the DPCV diaphragm.
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Water that has passed through the 2-port valve is in contact with the
other side of the diaphragm. Hence, the diaphragm will move in
response to changes in the pressure differential between these two
points thereby varying the opening through the DPCV. Similarly, if the
overall pressure differential between points A and C in Figure 4
should vary due to other valves closing or the pump varying its speed,
the DPCV will again sense these changes and adjust its position such that the pressure drop between points A and B is unaffected. It can
be seen that by holding the pressure constant between points A and B
with the flow limiting device (or 2-port valve) in its set position, the
result is a fixed pressure differential across a fixed resistance resulting
in a constant flow rate. This explains how it is possible to limit the
flow to a specific value using the flow setting dial, and why this
maximum flow rate will remain set until the 2-port valve begins to
close.
Incorporating PICVs into systems
Figure 5 shows a typical system layout incorporating PICVs and the
accompanying components that are required on connecting branches.
The designer should be aware of the following issues during design:
— Valve selection: due to the function of the integral DPCV, PICVs can
be selected based on terminal unit design flow rates alone. However,
the flow setting range on some PICVs is limited making it difficult to
select valves for some low flow applications.
— Pre-commission cleaning: small bore (i.e. 10 and 15 mm diameter)
PICVs may have a high resistance that could hinder the flushing of
terminal units. For PICVs with a k v value less than 0.4, a flushing drain
should be incorporated in the pipework between the terminal unit
and the PICV.
— Control valve authority : since the pressure differential is held constant
across the 2-port valve section of the PICV, in theory, the control
valve authority achieved will be equal to 1 (i.e. perfect control). For
valves with an equal percentage characteristic, good modulatingcontrol of flow should therefore be possible. It should be noted,
however, that some small diameter PICVs do not necessarily maintain
an equal percentage characteristic under all operating conditions. The
designer may therefore need to clarify the characteristic of each
particular PICV, and judge the level of control achievable, and
whether it is acceptable for the application in mind.
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— Minimum pressure differential: in order to operate satisfactorily, the
DPCV component of the PICV must have enough pressure across it
to enable the spring to move and control. This minimum is typically in
the range 15–20 kPa for 15–32 mm diameter valves, and must be
added to the pump design pressure value. Specific values are given by
the particular manufacturer. In order to determine whether there is
sufficient pressure, valves are usually provided with pressure testpoints to enable the pressure differentials across the DPCVs to be
measured.
— Flow measurement: since flows can be set without the need to
measure the flow rate in the pipe, there is no need to locate
individual flow measurement devices on every terminal branch. For
checking purposes, flow measurement devices can be located on main
branches and sub-branches upstream of the terminals, as deemed
appropriate by the designer.
— Upstream regulating valves: since the DPCVs inside the PICVs vary
their positions as system pressures vary, there is no need for
upstream regulating valves. In order to maintain a flow balance, the
DPCVs inside the valves located close to the pump will automatically
throttle the flow more than those located further away. Due to the
action of the DPCVs, the flow balance will be maintained regardless
of subsequent 2-port valve closures or variations in pump speed.
— Maximum pressure differential: the DPCVs inside the PICVs may be
limited with regard to the maximum differential pressure against
which they can operate. This is typically between 200 and 400 kPa
(2 and 4 bar) but should be checked with the particular manufacturer.
The full load pump pressure must not exceed the manufacturer’s
recommended maximum differential pressure value for the PICV.
— Pump speed control: pump speed must be controlled so as to maintain
a minimum pressure differential at some selected point (or points) in
the system. The most energy efficient approach is to locate a
differential pressure sensor across the index sub-branch (i.e. the sub-
branch feeding to the most remote group of terminal units) and to
control pump speed such that the pressure required across thisbranch is always maintained. Each sensor connection should be
provided with test points and a bypass, as shown in Figure 5, to
enable the sensor to be calibrated and zeroed. If there is a risk that
the index might move, as would be the case if all of the PICVs on the
most remote sub-branch were to close, then an additional sensor
might be required on the new index, i.e. the next furthest sub-branch
as shown in Figure 5. The pump would then be controlled to ensure
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that the pressure required across both sub-branches was always
maintained. For the same reason, zones with different load patterns
fed from the same system should also have their own sensors.
— Maintaining flow at part load: when all of the PICV integral 2-port
control valves are approaching their closed positions, there needs to
be some path open to flow to prevent the pump operating against aclosed system. A simple solution is to incorporate 4-port valves, with
built-in bypasses, on end of branch terminal units, as shown in Figure
5. Across the entire system, the selection and positioning of 4-port
valves should ensure that the pump can achieve at least an 80%
turndown in flow rate at minimum load conditions. To give a better
match of resistances across control valves, 4-port valves should be
selected as if they are 2-port valves. Branches incorporating 4-port
valves must be fitted with flow limiting valves (also known as constant
flow regulators). These stand-alone valves will hold flow rate constant
regardless of changes in system pressure caused by the closure of
PICVs on other branches, or variations in pump speed.
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Institution of Building Services Engineers)
CIBSE (2006) Variable flow pipework systems CIBSE Knowledge Series KS7 (London: Chartered
Institution of Building Services Engineers)
CIBSE (2007) Commissioning variable flow pipework systems CIBSE Knowledge Series KS9 (London:
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that the pressure required across both sub-branches was always
maintained. For the same reason, zones with different load patterns
fed from the same system should also have their own sensors.
— Maintaining flow at part load: when all of the PICV integral 2-port
control valves are approaching their closed positions, there needs to
be some path open to flow to prevent the pump operating against aclosed system. A simple solution is to incorporate 4-port valves, with
built-in bypasses, on end of branch terminal units, as shown in Figure
5. Across the entire system, the selection and positioning of 4-port
valves should ensure that the pump can achieve at least an 80%
turndown in flow rate at minimum load conditions. To give a better
match of resistances across control valves, 4-port valves should be
selected as if they are 2-port valves. Branches incorporating 4-port
valves must be fitted with flow limiting valves (also known as constant
flow regulators). These stand-alone valves will hold flow rate constant
regardless of changes in system pressure caused by the closure of
PICVs on other branches, or variations in pump speed.
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