What is BS EN 60534-2-3 - Flow capacity of Industrial-process control valves about?
BS EN 60534-2-3 is an international standard that discusses the test procedures for flow capacity in valves. It provides the industrial guide for manufacturing industrial valves.
BS EN 60534-2-3 provides the flow capacity test procedures for determining the following variables used in the equations given in BS EN 60534-2-1:
- Flow coefficient C
- Liquid pressure recovery factor without attached fittings FL
- Combined liquid pressure recovery factor and piping geometry factor of a control valve
- With attached fittings FLP
- Piping geometry factor FP
- Pressure differential ratio factors xT and xTP
- Valve style modifier Fd
- Reynolds number factor FR
Who is BS EN 60534-2-3 - Flow capacity of Industrial-process control valves for?
BS EN 60534-2-3 on Flow capacity of industrial-process control valves is useful for:
- Valves manufacturing industry
- Testing laboratories of valves
- Valve designing companies
Why should you use BS EN 60534-2-3 - Flow capacity of Industrial-process control valves?
BS EN 60534-2-3 provides you guidance on carrying out test method to determine flow capacity of industrial-process control valves with precision and accuracy.BS EN 60534-2-3 helps to improve the quality of manufacturing of industrial valves.
With compliance to BS EN 60534-2-3, you can enhance the efficiency or efficacy of machinery and manufacture a standardized industrial process control valves of high-quality.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 60534-2-3:2016 supersedes BS EN 60534-2-3:1998. BS EN 60534-2-3:2016 includes some technical changes compared to BS EN 60534-2-3:1998. These include:
- Addition of informative Annexes B, C, D, E and F
- Organizational and formatting changes were made to group technically related subject matter

