|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12570:2000TheEuropeanStandardEN12570:2000hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.01NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWIndustrialvalvesÐMethodforsizingtheoperatingelementLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueMay1511:22:49GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15August2000�BSI08-2000ISBN0580349144BSEN12570:2000AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN12570:2000.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePSE/7,Valves,toSubcommitteePSE/7/1,Valves-Basicstandards,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to7andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallag...