FlowEquationsforSizingControlValvesReaffirmed18October1995ISA–75.01–1985(R1995)FormerlyISA–S75.01–1985(R1995)STANDARDISATheInstrumentation,Systems,andAutomationSociety–TMCopyright�1985bytheInstrumentSocietyofAmerica.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise),withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.ISA67AlexanderDriveP.O.Box12277ResearchTrianglePark,NorthCarolina27709ISA-75.01-1985(R1995),FlowEquationsforSizingControlValvesISBN0-87664-899-5ISA-S75.01-1985(R1995)3PrefaceThispreface,aswellasallfootnotesandannexes,isincludedforinformationalpurposesandisnotpartofISA-75.01-1985(R1995).ThisstandardhasbeenpreparedaspartoftheserviceoftheISA,theinternationalsocietyformeasurementandcontrol,towardagoalofuniformityinthefieldofinstrumentation.Tobeofrealvalue,thisdocumentshouldnotbestatic,butshouldbesubjecttoperiodicreview.Towardthisend,theSocietywelcomesallcommentsandcriticisms,andasksthattheybeaddressedtotheSecretary,StandardsandPracticesBoard,ISA,67AlexanderDrive,P.O.Box12277,ResearchTrianglePark,NC27709,Telephone(919)990-9227;Fax(919)549-8288;E-mail:standards@isa.org.TheISAStandardsandPracticesDepartmentisawareofthegrowingneedforattentiontothemetricsystemofunitsingeneral,andtheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)inparticular,inthepreparationofinstrumentationstandards,recommendedpractices,andtechnicalreports.TheDepartmentisfurtherawareofthebenefitstoUSAusersofISAstandardsofincorporatingsuitablereferencestotheSI(andthemetricsystem)intheirbusinessandprofessionaldealingswithothercountries.Towardthisend,thisDepartmentwillendeavortointroduceSI-acceptablemetricunitsinallnewandrevisedstandardstothegreatestextentpossible.TheMetricPracticeGuide,whichhasbeenpublishedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersasANSI/IEEEStd268-1992,andfuturerevisions,willbethereferenceguidefordefinitions,symbols,abbreviations,...