Accurate flow control of hydrocarbon products:

Brodie Model BV Valves

The superior pilot operated piston valves

The Control Valves offered by Brodie International are self

contained, balanced piston, pilot operated valves that can be
configured to perform a wide variety of control functions.

Whether your application is loading terminals, aircraft refuel-

ing, flow rate control, on-off control, pressure control, pump
control or tank safety applications, Brodie has a control valve
designed to meet your particular needs.

Maximum profitability.
Brochure BV Valves R01
Total Control all the time
Designed to meet the challenges for today’s petroleum and Reduced Cost of ownership
environmental needs, Brodie’s positive sealing and linear • Long service life, only one moving part
action control valves provide uniform speed of response and • Cylinder can be removed without removing body from
leak-proof performance. the line
• Cylinder assemblies available as replacement kits

Security & Control

• automatic shutoff for emergency protection
• Pressure monitoring at all times

Uniform speed of response

• Flow modulation avoids delayed response and valve
slam

Features
• Pilot operated
• Positive Sealing/Zero Leakage
• Modular construction/easy inline service
• Adjustable opening and closing speeds - prevents
• damaging shock pressure
• Linear action control for uniform fast speed of control
• Simple design without diaphragms
• Common valve body and internal mechanism simplifies
spare parts inventory
• Multiple control functions can be performed with one
valve

Design Features
45 degree body configuration
Cylinder Minimal directional changes of the
liquid results in low pressure drop

Valve Body Valve Spring

[machined casting] t Keeps the piston in a normally
Outle closed position and provides for
an automatic return function-
ality
Inlet

Stainless Steel Piston

Ensures fail-safe valve operation even
under harsh conditions
Dynamic O-Rings
Piston-operated Valves vs. Diaphragm Valves

There are many advantages in using piston-operated control

valves as opposed to diaphragm-operated valves, including:

• Higher flow capacity - lower pressure drop

• Optimum control at low flow gives better batching control

• Simple O-ring sealing - no special diaphragms

• Alternative O-rings easily obtainable if product specifica- Piston Valve Diaphragm Valve
tions change at a later date

Linear Operating Performance

With a piston valve, there is a linear relationship between 100

percentage open and flow rate, giving much better control, 90

and preventing instability, especially at low flow rates. 80 Diaphragm Valve

70

60
% Flow

50 BRODIE Piston
Valve
40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

% Valve Open

Check valve functionality

The valve piston spring, biased to the closed position, has

equal front and rear surface areas. This means that every
Brodie Model BV valve has check valve functionality, with
bubble-tight shut-off - no additional system check valve is
required to prevent reverse flow.

The valve will only open when upstream pressure is suffi-

cient to overcome spring force.
How do pilot operated valves work?

Pilots are devices added to the basic valve which are used
to steer the valve piston open or closed as required by the
application. There are two basic pilot types:

On/Off pilot
These are electrically switched pilots which force the valve
to open or close. On/Off pilot
UL, CSA, ATEX, IECEX, NEPSI [China] etc. certification
available.

Pressure regulating pilot

These pilots allow the valve to be throttled to any degree
to provide various pressure control schemes.
Pressure regulating pilot

Self regulation

Valves which utilize only pressure regulating pilots are

totally self regulating, requiring no external actuation or
other energy source.

Once the pilots are set, the valves will continue to function
automatically until such times as settings are changed.

There is no necessity for any external pressure measure- Valve fitted with pressure
ment of regulation. Just "set and forget". regulating pilot
Highly versatile: the different types of BV Valves
The Brodie Control Valve is the most versatile in the market.
A single valve can incorporate one or multiple control func-
tions to meet the exact requirements for on/off and modulat-
ing control of liquid products.

Control combinations are virtually unlimited. The different

functions are provided in a single standard body with differ-
BV70
ent pilots.

Brodie valves are pressure balanced, single seated and

position operated. The valves are hydraulically operated and BV60 BV86
use the flowing fluid stream as the power medium. They are
equipped with a needle valve in the pilot supply line for ad-
justing the closing rate and for sensitivity control. A strainer
is incorporated in the pilot flow line upstream of the needle
valve.
BV10/11
Brodie valves are designed to offer economic solutions while
meeting the most stringent demands of aggressive product BV89
applications such as product blending using MTBE, TAME,
Thyl or Methyl alcohols, reformulated fuels, solvents etc.
BV54
By utilizing a combination of fluid product elastomers, Brodie
has developed this highly versatile control valve option.

BV 02 and BV 03: Check Valve, Basic Function Model

The Brodie BV02 Check Valve is designed to provide
smooth, shock-free opening and closure to prevent
reverse flow.
Non-Surge Check

Closed

BV02 [with manual valve]

The Brodie BV03 is supplied as a basic valve with no

controls. It is utilized as replacement or original equip- 50% open
ment in applications where custom control is desired
by the end user. As with all Brodie BV Control Valves, it
may be adapted for hydraulic, pneumatic or soleneoid
pilot control.

BV03 [without manual valve] fully open

BV 10 and BV 11: On/Off Control Valve
Example BV10
The BV 10 is the normally closed and [Normally Closed]:

the BV 11 is the normally open version

of this solenoid operated valve designed
for remote On/Off control applications.
Select either NO or NC for required fail-
safe strategy.

The pilot valve is a fully balanced, two-

way valve with integral manual override
features. The external piping is fitted
with a strainer [pilot control line] and a Closed
needle valve for controlling the speed of [Pilot not energized]

closure and for sensitivity control.

Remote or local On-Off
Typical applications include timing or cy-
cling processes, batch control, deadman,
high level tank control or emergency
shut-down.

BV 10

Open
[Pilot energized]

BV 28: Power Cylinder operated Digital Control Valve

• Pneumatic or hydraulic operation

• Minimum Pressure Drop

• Fail-safe/bubble tight shut-off

• Available for on/off two stage or digital control

pneumatic and hydraulic positioning

• Ideal for use in tank safety, remote on/off control or

by-pass control on distribution systems, automatic
drainage from storage and emergency shut-off on
loading and unloading lines
BV 50: Pressure reducing Valve
The Model BV50 Pressure Reducing
Valve is designed for close regula-
tion of downstream pressure. Typical
applications include petroleum dis-
tribution systems, make-up control
and over pressure of meters and
pipelines. Closed
Pilot closed

Constant downstream pressure is

maintained within +/- 2 psi [13.8 kPa]
or better, regardless of variation in
flowrate or upstream pressure.

• Close regulation for downstream

pressure Open [controlled]
Pressure Regulation • Over-pressure protection Pilot partially open

• Uniform response speed

• Positive shut-off
BV 50
BV 60

Fully open [no control]

Pilot open

BV 54: Flow Limiting Valve

The Brodie BV54 Flow Limiting Valve
controls maximum rate of flow to
+/-2% regardless of variations in the
upstream or downstream pressure.

Although normally used to control

the flow rate through a meter, the
BV54 can be used for any application
requiring accurate, dependable flow
Fully open [no control]
control. Pilot open

• Accurate, dependable flow rate

control
• Uniform response speed

Rate of Flow Control

Fully open controlled

Pilot partially open
BV 60: Back Pressure Control/Pressure Relief Valve
The Brodie BV60 Back Pressure Control/Pressure Relief
Valve is designed for close regulation of back pressure,
pressure relief and surge control.

In applications for metering systems or pipelines, the BV60

is used to hold a minimum back pressure on the outlet of a Closed
meter for more consistent operating conditions. In applica- Pilot closed

tions of pump relief or bypass, the valve is used to relieve

excess pressure.

A constant back pressure is maintained within +/-2 psi [13.8

kPa] of set point, regardless of variations in flow rate or
upstream pressure.

Open [controlled]
Pressure Control Two Stage Hydraulic Pilot partially open

BV 60
BV 50
BV 60

Fully open [no control]

Pilot open

BV 70: Differential Control Valve

The Brodie BV70 Differential Control
Valve is a normally closed, regulating
or positioning type valve designed for
applications requiring valve closure on
decreasing pressure differential such as
pump differential pressure control and
vapor pressure control for products with Closed
high flash points. Pilot closed

It does not require an outside power

source to operate. A controlled pressure
differential is maintained within +/-2%
regardless of variations in upstream or
downstraem pressure.
Open [controlled]
Differential Pressure Control
The pilots are balanced, single seated Pilot partially open
valves with large ports and will operate
on a differential as low as 5 psi [34.5
kPa].

• Completely self contained

• Maintains controlled pressure differ-
ential
• Uniform response speed Fully open [no control]
Pilot open
BV 88: Digital Control Valve
• Precision Flow Rate and Batch Control
• Automatic Check Valve/no reverse flow
• Fail safe, closes on power failure
• Compatible with electronic presets
• Controlled by electronic device for low-flow start-up,
high flow control, low flow shut-down and final shut-
off
• maintains a constant flow rate - even in varying line
pressure conditions
• Allows optimum meter performance and avoids over-
fill due to fast response
• Features an external pilot control loop that consists Open [controlled]
Pilot partially open
of a normally open solenoid pilot, a normally closed
solenoid pilot, a strainer and opening/closing speed
controls

BV 89: Two-stage Control Valve

The BV89 Control Valve is a normally closed, two-stage
electrical valve designed for precise , accurate shut-off of
petroleum products. In applications such as petroleum
loading racks where product delivery is predetermined
and metered, the valve reduces flowrate before final shut-
off to minimize pressure surge and line shock. Two-stage
opening is also available.

The pilots are balanced, single seated valves with large

ports and will operate on a differential as low as 5 psi
[34.5 kPa].

• Accurate two-stage shut off

• Minimzes surge pressure and line shocks
• Provides maximum flow rate control
• Uniform response speed
BV 86: Two Stage Mechanical Control Valve

This valve is normally used with a PD meter or Mechanical

Batch Preset Unit, to give close tolerance batch control and
shock free closure.

No external power is needed - the valve is operated hydrauli-

cally by the flowing liquid being metered.

Typical applications include ship refuelling from bunkering

barges where no power supply is available.

Mechanical Preset Counter

Hydraulic Pilot

Max Flow
Control Pilot

BV 86

PD Meter

Multiple piloted valves

Multiple pilots can be employed in series or parallel with

a pilot panel mounted to the main valve. During opera-
tion, the specific function required is in control. Only one
pilot operates the main valve at a time.

Panels are furnished with block valves, strainer and sen-

sitivity response needle valves. These valves can furnish
many different functions in a single valve body.
Technical Specifications
Valve Size 2” 3” 4” 6” 8” 12”

inches 10 1/4 11 13 17 22 1/2 30 7/8

Dimensions
150 #
[flange to flange] mm 260 279 330 432 571 784

inches 13 1/8 14 1/2 17 7/8 23 1/2

Dimensions
300 #
[flange to flange]
mm 333 368 454 597

Capacity Cv-gpm 90 190 315 700 1300 2950

150 # SEP SEP SEP CRN, PED

Pressure
CRN, PED CRN, PED
Approvals
300 # PED PED PED --

Electrical
CSA, UL, ATEX for all sizes
Approvals

Brodie International

P.O. Box 450 (30459-0450)

19267 Highway 301 North
Statesboro, GA 30461,
USA

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (912)489-0200
Fax: +1 (912) 489-0294