ControlValveCapacityTestProceduresApproved1October1996ANSI/ISA–S75.02–1996AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDCopyrightTheInstrumentation,Systems,andAutomationSocietyProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithISALicensee=MarcusTestSubAccount/012566001NotforResale,11/07/200811:58:12MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``,`,,`,,``,,,,,``,,``,,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---CopyrightË1996bytheInstrumentSocietyofAmerica.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise),withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.ISA67AlexanderDriveP.O.Box12277ResearchTrianglePark,NorthCarolina27709ANSI/ISA-S75.02—ControlValveCapacityTestProceduresISBN1-55617-621-XCopyrightTheInstrumentation,Systems,andAutomationSocietyProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithISALicensee=MarcusTestSubAccount/012566001NotforResale,11/07/200811:58:12MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``,`,,`,,``,,,,,``,,``,,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANSI/ISA-S75.02-19963PrefaceThispreface,aswellasallfootnotesandannexes,isincludedforinformationalpurposesandisnotpartofISA-S75.02.ThisstandardhasbeenpreparedaspartoftheserviceofISA,theinternationalsocietyformeasurementandcontrol,towardagoalofuniformityinthefieldofinstrumentation.Tobeofrealvalue,thisdocumentshouldnotbestatic,butshouldbesubjecttoperiodicreview.Towardthisend,theSocietywelcomesallcommentsandcriticisms,andasksthattheybeaddressedtotheSecretary,StandardsandPracticesBoard,ISA;67AlexanderDrive;P.O.Box12277;ResearchTrianglePark,NC27709;Telephone(919)549-9277;Fax(919)549-8288;Internet:standards@isa.org.TheISAStandardsandPracticesDepartmentisawareofthegrowingneedforattentiontothemetricsystemofunitsingeneralandtheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)inparticular,inthepreparationofinstrumentationstandards.TheDepartmentisfurtherawareofthebenefitstousersofISAstandardsofincorporatingsuitablereferencestotheSI(andthemetricsystem)intheirbusinessandprofessionaldealingswithothercountries.Towardthisend,thisDepartmentwillendeavortointroduceSI-acceptablemetricunitsinallnewandrevisedstandardstothegreatestextentpossible.TheMetricPracticeGuide,whichhasbeenpublishedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersasANSI/IEEEStd.268-1992andfuturerevisionswillbethereferenceguidefordefinitions,symbols,abbreviations,andconversionfactors.ItisthepolicyofISAtoencourageandwelcometheparticipationofallconcernedindividualsandinterestsinthedevelopmentofISAstandards,recommendedpractices,andtechnicalreports.ParticipationintheISAstandards-makingprocessbyanindividualinnowayconstitutesendorsementbytheemployerofthatindividual,ofISA,orofanyofthestandardsthatISAdevelops.Theinformationcontainedinthepreface,footnotes,andappendicesisincludedforinformationonlyandisnotapartofthestandard.ThefollowingpeopleservedasmembersofISACommitteeSP75.02:E.Skovgaard,ChairmanLeslieControls,Inc.W.Weidman,ManagingDirectorConsultantG.BarbConsultantG.Borden,Jr.ConsultantB.BossermanBoyleEngineeringCorporationS.BoyleNelesJamesburyInc.R.BrodinFisherControlsInternationalInc.L.DriskellConsultantA.DvorakFisherControlsInternational,Inc.J.George*RichardsIndustries,IncorporatedA.GlennValtekInternationalT.KegelColoradoExperimentalStationInc.G.KovecsesYarwayCorporationA.McCauley,Jr.ChagrinValleyControls,Inc.CopyrightTheInstrumentation,Systems,andAutomationSocietyProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithISALicensee=MarcusTestSubAccount/012566001NotforResale,11/07/200811:58:12MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``,`,,`,,``,,,,,``,,``,,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---4ANSI/ISA-S75.02-1996J.OzolCommonwealthEdisonW.RahmeyerUtahStateUniversityG.Richards*RichrdsIndustries,Inc.A.SheaCopesVulcan,Inc.ThefollowingpeopleservedasmembersofISACommitteeSP75:NAMECOMPANY*D.Buchanan*,ChairmanUnionCarbideCorporationW.Weidman,ManagingDirectorConsultantT.Ambromaitis*RedValveCompany,Inc.J.AddingtonFluidControlsInstituteH.BackingerJ.F.Kraus&CompanyG.BaenteliBechtelB.BarbConsultantH.BaumannH.D.BaumannInc.K.BlackCashco,Inc.H.BogerMasoneilan/DresserG,Borden,Jr.ConsultantS.BoyleNeles-Jamesbury,Inc.R.BrodinFisherControlsInternational,Inc.F.CainValtekInternationalC.CorsonFluorDaniel,Inc.C.Crawford*UnionCarbideCorporationL.DriskellConsultantJ.Duhamel*RedValveCompany,Inc..H.FullerConsultantJ.George*RichardsIndustries,Inc.L.GriffithConsultantB.HartM.W.Kellogg,CompanyF.HarthunConsultantB.HattonHoneywell,Inc.R.JeanesTUElectricC.KoloboffChevronResearch&TechnologyCompanyG.KovecsesYarwayCorporationC.LangfordConsultantA.LibkeDuZurikValveCompanyR.LouvieereCreoleEngineeringSalesCompanyO.Lovet,Jr.ConsultantA.McCauley,Jr.ChagrinValleyControls,Inc.H.MillerControlComponents,Inc.T.MolloyCMESL.OrmanoskiFrickCompanyJ.OzolCommonwealthEdisonW.RahmeyerUtahStateUniversityJ.ReedNorisealControls*OnevotepercompanyCopyrightTheInstrumentation,Systems,andAutomationSocietyProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithISALicensee=MarcusTestSubAccount/012566001NotforResale,11/07/200811:58:12MSTNoreproductionor