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Inherent Flow Characteristic

and Rangeability of
Control Valves

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NAME

COMPANY

H. Maxwell, Chairman
W. Weidman, Managing Director
H. Boger
E. Bunke
C. Crawford
R. Duimstra
M. Hellman
J. Kiesbauer
V. Mezzano
S. Samy
E. Skovgaard
R. Terhune
S. Weiner
J. Young

Bechtel Power Corporation

WCW Consulting
GE Energy
Badger Meter
Consultant
Fisher Controls International Inc.
Leslie Controls Inc.
Samson Aktiengesellschaft
Fluor Corporation
CCI
Control Valve Solutions
Consultant
Consultant
The Dow Chemical Company

The following people served as members of ISA Committee ISA75 and approved this standard:
NAME

COMPANY

J. Young, Chairman
W. Weidman, Managing Director
L. Al-Awami
H. Baumann
J. Beall
M. Bober
H. Boger
G. Borden
S. Boyle
J. Broyles
F. Cain
R. Duimstra
J. Faramarzi
T. George
C. Hergert
H. Hoffmann
J. Jamison
J. Kiesbauer

The Dow Chemical Company

WCW Consulting
Saudi Aramco
H B Services Partners LLC
Emerson Process Management
Copes-Vulcan
GE Energy
Consultant
Metso Automation USA Inc.
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Flowserve Corporation
Fisher Controls International Inc.
Control Components Inc.
Richards Industries
Kellogg Brown & Root
Consultant
EnCana Corporation Ltd.
Samson Aktiengesellschaft

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A. Libke
G. Liu
H. Maxwell
J. McCaskill
A. McCauley
R. McEver
V. Mezzano
H. Miller
T. Molloy
L. Ormanoski
J. Reed
E. Skovgaard

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DeZurik
Consultant
Bechtel Power Corporation
Expro Group
Chagrin Valley Controls Inc.
Consultant
Fluor Corporation
Consultant
CMES Inc.
Consultant
Consultant
Control Valve Solutions

This standard was approved for publication by the ISA Standards and Practices Board on
14 January 2013.
NAME

COMPANY

D. Dunn, Vice President

R. Bartusiak
P. Brett
J. Campbell
M. Coppler
E. Cosman
B. Dumortier
J. Federlein
J. Gilsinn
E. Icayan
J. Jamison
K. Lindner
V. Maggioli
T. McAvinew
R. Reimer
S. Russell
N. Sands
H. Sasajima
T. Schnaare
J. Tatera
I. Verhappen
W. Weidman
J. Weiss
M. Wilkins
D. Zetterberg

Aramco Services Co.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Honeywell Inc.
Consultant
Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc.
The Dow Chemical Co.
Schneider Electric
Federlein & Assoc. Inc.
Kenexis Consulting
ACES Inc.
Spectra Energy Ltd.
Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG
Feltronics Corp.
Instrumentation and Control Engineering LLC
Rockwell Automation
Valero Energy Corp.
DuPont
Azbil Corp.
Rosemount Inc.
Tatera & Associates Inc.
Industrial Automation Networks Inc.
WCW Consulting
Applied Control Solutions LLC
Yokogawa IA Global Marketing (USMK)
Chevron Energy Technology Company

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ANSI/ISA75.11.012013

Contents
1

Scope .............................................................................................................................. 9

Basic definitions ............................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Terminology ............................................................................................................ 9

Typical inherent flow characteristics ................................................................................. 9

Permissible deviations between actual and manufacturer -stated inherent flow

characteristics ................................................................................................................ 10

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ANSI/ISA75.11.012013

1 Scope
The scope of this standard is to define the statement of typical control valve inherent flow
characteristics and inherent rangeabilities, and to est ablish criteria for adherence to
manufacturer-specified flow characteristics.

2 Basic definitions
2.1 Terminology
Basic terminology used herein is based on definitions stated in "Control Valve Terminology"
ANSI/ISA-75.05.01-2000 (R2005) or applicable IEC standards.
2.1.1 flow coefficient:
a constant (C v), related to the geometry of a valve, for a given valve opening, that can be used to
predict flow rate. See ANSI/ISA-75.01.01 (IEC 60534-2-1 Mod)-2007, "Flow Equations for Sizing
Control Valves," and ANSI/ISA-75.02.01-2008, "Control Valve Capacity Test Procedures." K v can
be substituted for C v , where 1 K v = 0.85 C v .
2.1.2 inherent flow characteristic:
the relationship between the flow rate through a valve and the travel of the closure member as
the closure member is moved from the closed position to rated travel with constant pressure drop
across the valve.
2.1.3 inherent rangeability:
the ratio of the largest flow coefficient (C v ) to the smallest flow coefficient (C v ) within which the
deviation from the specified inherent flow characteristic does not exceed the limits stated in
Clause 4.
The stated inherent rangeability of a specific control valve is related solely to the interaction
between the closure member and the flow control orifice of a valve. Other factors such as the
positioning accuracy of the actuator or the effects of hydraulic flow resistance of associated
piping should be considered when deriving the installed rangeability for a specific application.
Within the limitation given in 4.1, both the flow coefficient deviation given in Figure 1 and the
slope deviations given in Figure 2 are applicable in determining the inherent rangeability. Only
the slope deviations are applicable for C v values below 5.
2.1.4 relative flow coefficient ():
the ratio of the flow coefficient (C v ) at a stated travel to the flow coefficient (C v ) at rated travel.
2.1.5 relative travel (h):
the ratio of the travel at a given opening to the rated travel.

3 Typical inherent flow characteristics

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3.1 The typical inherent flow characteristic for a specific size, type, and trim configuration of a
control valve shall be specified by the manufacturers either graphically or in tabular form.
3.2 When tabulated, specific flow coefficients shall be stated for the following travel positions: at
5%, 10%, 20%, and every subsequent 10% of rated travel up to and including 100%.
3.3 The manufacturer may publish flow coefficients in addition to those at the above -stated travel
positions.

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3.4 In addition, the manufacturer is encouraged to specify the generic name of a specific flow
characteristic such as "Linear," "Equal-Percentage," etc., if applicable, following the definitions in
ANSI/ISA-75.05.01-2000 (R2005).
3.5 The manufacturer shall state the largest flow coefficient that meets the criteria of Clause 4 if
it is less than the rated flow coefficient. (See Figure 2.)

4 Permissible deviations between actual and manufacturer-stated inherent flow

characteristics
4.1 When subjected to a flow test per ANSI/ISA-75.02.01-2008 (IEC 60534-2-3 Mod), the
0.2
individual test C v values may not deviate by more than 10 {1/ }
percent from those values
specified in the flow characteristic published by the manufacturer. Exceptions of this are C v s at
2
given travel positions falling below a C v value of 5, or above a C v value of 30d . In the above
relationships, d is the nominal valve size in inches, and is the relative flow coefficient based on
published C v s. Allowable deviations calculated by the above equation are listed in Table 1.

Table 1 Permissible deviations between actual and manufacturer-stated

inherent flow characteristics
% Cv Rated

Range

Permitted +/Deviation (%)

High

Low

0.05

18.2

0.0591

0.0409

10

0.1

15.8

0.116

0.0842

20

0.2

13.8

0.228

0.172

30

0.3

12.7

0.338

0.262

40

0.4

12.0

0.448

0.352

50

0.5

11.5

0.557

0.443

60

0.6

11.1

0.667

0.533

70

0.7

10.7

0.775

0.625

80

0.8

10.5

0.883

0.717

90

0.9

10.2

0.992

0.808

100

1.0

10.0

1.100

0.900

4.2 The inherent flow characteristic of a control valve, when plotted from test data at the stated
increments of travel, shall show no major deviations in slope. By definition, a major deviation is
when the slope of the line connecting two adjacent test point s varies by more than 2 to 1 or 0.5
to 1 from the slope of a line drawn between flow coefficients specified by the manufacturer for
the same travel positions. (See Figure 1.)

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INHERENT RANGEABILITY OF TEST

SPECIMEN (per Subclause 2.1.3):
The maximum relative flow coefficient meeting the requirements of Clause 4 is 1.000; the minimum is 0.021.

Figure 1 Example of globe valve specimen compared to manufacturerspecified flow characteristic

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INHERENT RANGEABILITY OF TEST

SPECIMEN (per Subclause 2.1.3):

= 91

The maximum relative flow coefficient meeting the requirements of Clause 4 is 0.91; the minimum is 0.01.
*Tolerance band for = 0.01 is 10 {

}0.2 = 25% of = 0.01.

Figure 2 Example of butterfly valve specimen compared to manufacturerspecified flow characteristic

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