The Flow Safe F80 Series safety valves are high-performance state-of-the-art, cost-efficient, high capacity, soft-seated valves designed to meet the critical needs of today’s industry. This series includes Models F84 (plastic seat) and F85 (O-ring seat), with a pressurized spring chamber and unbalanced against backpressure. Bubble-tight shutoff is achieved through the use of an elastomeric (F85) or plastic (F84) seat. The F80’s use a compression spring that opposes system inlet pressure acting on the valve’s effective seat area (F = P x A), to establish the set pressure. When system pressure overcomes the spring preload, an initial escape of fluid called “simmer” occurs past the seat. As simmer continues, there is a significant pressure buildup within the huddling chamber that eventually forces the valve to pop open.
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