GEA VARIVENT TSVN, Operating Instruction

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 General Information 5
1.1 Information on the Document 5
1.1.1 Binding Character of These Operating Instructions 5
1.1.2 Notes on the Illustrations 5
1.1.3 Symbols and Highlighting 5
1.2 Manufacturer address 6
1.3 Contact 6
1.4 EU Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC 7
1.5 Translated copy of the EU - Declaration of conformity in accordance with the Pressure Equipment Directive
2006/42/EU
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2 Safety 9
2.1 Intended use 9
2.1.1 Requirements for operation 9
2.1.2 Pressure equipment directive 9
2.2 Operator’s Duty of Care 9
2.3 Subsequent changes 10
2.4 General safety instructions and dangers 10
2.4.1 Principles for safe operation 10
Safety instructions 11
2.4.2 Environmental Protection 11
2.4.3 Electrical Equipment 12
2.5 Supplementary Regulations 12
2.6 Qualification of personnel 12
2.7 Safety equipment 13
2.7.1 Signs 13
3 Transport and storage 15
3.1 Scope of supply 15
3.2 Transport 15
3.3 Storage conditions 15
4 Technical data 16
4.1 Type plate 16
4.2 Technical data 16
4.3 Resistance and permitted operating temperature of the sealing materials 17
4.4 Pipe ends (R) 19
4.5 Lubricants 19
5 Description 20
5.1 Design of the valve 20
6 Assembly and installation 22
6.1 Safety instructions 22
6.2 Notes on installation 22
6.3 Valve with Detachable Pipe Connection Elements 22
6.4 Welding In a Valve with Pipe Connection 23
6.4.1 Valve with Welded Ends 23
7 Start-up 25
7.1 Safety instructions 25
7.2 Commissioning activities 25
8 Cleaning and Passivation 26
8.1 Cleaning 26
8.1.1 Cleaning Process Examples 26
8.1.2 Cleaning effect 26
8.2 Passivation 27
9 Maintenance 28
9.1 Safety instructions 28
9.2 Inspections 29
9.3 Maintenance intervals 29
9.4 Prior to removal 30
9.5 Disassembling the Valve 30
9.5.1 Removing the valve 31
9.5.2 Removing the valve disk 31
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