Step 1: Determine Valve Torque and select actuator.

Inputs required for valve torque include Valve size; pressure class; Operating pressure; safety factor
(General duty 150%; Protective duty 200%; Special duty like Riser Valves 250%); Minimum
temperature.

Example: A 10 valve 1500# class with safety factor of 1.5 and operating pressure of 2552psig presents
the following results using Cameron Valve torque calculator.

Valve component Start torque (Nm) Running torque Seating torque( Max
(Nm) Nm) Recommended
stem torque
(Nm)
Valve 8339.86 1938.81 2684.51 19179.17
Actuator SY1353-S- 10,307 3161 3142 25000
SRC1
*Nm x 8.85074579 = inch pounds

The selected actuator SY1353-S-SRC1 operating at 4.13 bar produces the torque values listed in the
table above with a Max torque of 25000Nm. The selected actuator produces torque values above what
is required to operate the valve.

Step 2: Calculate air consumption

Find displacement (in3, litres (l), m3) for selected actuator.

Convert to standard volume

To convert from volume @ non-standard pressure of 4.13bar to volume @ standard pressure of 1bar
we use the expression

P1V1 = P2V2 where P1, V1 are non-standard pressure and volume; P2, V2 are standard pressure and volume.

Displacement (V1) = 68.6litres

Please note that m3 = litres/1000

V2 = V1 * (P1/P2) = (68.6/1000) * (4.13/1) Sm3 = 0.283318 Sm3

Divide by stroking time (t) to get volumetric flow rate e.g.:

Q = V2 (Sm3) / t second
Q = V2 (Sm3) / (t /60) minute
Q = V2 (Sm3) / (t /60*60) hour

For the selected actuator above the standard displacement volume is V2

Therefore air consumption is calculated as seen below:

Q = V2 / (10/60*60) Sm3/hr [Excel formula: = V2/10*60*60] ; stroking time = 10s
= 101.99448 Sm3/hr
= 60.032 SCFM

Step 3: Convert to Standard Expressions

Standard conditions = 1bar, 20oC;

Normal conditions = 1bar, 0oC.

At standard temperature of 20 C (@ 1bar)

1 standard m3/min = 35.31 standard ft3/min
1 standard m3/hr = 35.31/60 scfm = 0.5885 scfm (i.e. 1 Sm3/hr x 0.588577779 =1 S CFM)
Then 1 standard cfm at 20C can be expressed in N m3/hr by using the expression:

T1 = Standard conditions at 20 C typical of USA values.

T2 = Normal conditions at 0 C typical metric value.
Volume air at T1 = V1
Volume air at T2 = V2

Therefore, V2 = V1 * (273/293)

1 scfm = [1.699010762876391 Sm3/hr * (273/293)] N m3/hr. Please note that [293K = 273 + 20 C]; [273
= 273 + 0 C].

1 scfm = 1.583037331963327 Normal m3/hr

1 N m3/hr = 0.6316970420146519 scfm

Validate using (www.airpack.nl/tools/capacity/nm3-per-hr-to-scfm)

APPENDIX
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles' law (also known as the law of volumes) is an experimental gas law that describes
how gases tend to expand when heated. A modern statement of Charles' law is:

When the pressure on a sample of a dry gas is held constant, the Kelvin temperature and the
volume will be directly related. [1]

this directly proportional relationship can be written as:

or

where:

V is the volume of the gas

T is the temperature of the gas (measured in Kelvin).
k is a constant.
This law describes how a gas expands as the temperature increases; conversely, a decrease in
temperature will lead to a decrease in volume. For comparing the same substance under two
different sets of conditions, the law can be written as:

The equation shows that, as absolute temperature increases, the volume of the gas also increases
in proportion.

Boyle's law (sometimes referred to as the BoyleMariotte law, or Mariotte's law[1]) is an

experimental gas law that describes how the pressure of a gas tends to increase as the volume of a
gas decreases. A modern statement of Boyle's law is

The absolute pressure exerted by a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to
the volume it occupies if the temperature and amount of gas remain unchanged within a closed
system.[2][3]

Mathematically, Boyle's law can be stated as

Or
where P is the pressure of the gas, V is the volume of the gas, and k is a constant.

The equation states that product of pressure and volume is a constant for a given mass of confined
gas as long as the temperature is constant. For comparing the same substance under two different
sets of condition, the law can be usefully expressed as

The equation shows that, as volume increases, the pressure of the gas decreases in proportion.
Similarly, as volume decreases, the pressure of the gas increases. The law was named
after chemist and physicist Robert Boyle, who published the original law in 1662.[4]