
Type C407-10
3
Selectively Filling Manifolded Tanks
Fisher®internal valves provide positive shutoff only in
one direction, from out of the tank to downstream of
the valve. The internal valves are designed to allow
gas to ow into a tank when the downstream line pres-
sure exceeds tank pressure. If you want to selectively
ll one or more of the other tanks in a tank manifold
system, you must place a positive shutoff valve down-
stream of the internal valve, otherwise, all tanks will be
lled at the same time and at about the same rate.
Excess Flow Protection
The internal valve contains an excess ow function or
“integral excess ow valve,” that will close when the
ow exceeds the ow rating established by Fisher.
Fisher integral excess ow valve installed on a bobtail
truck or transport can provide protection against the
discharge of hazardous materials during an unloading
operation of a bobtail truck or transport in the event
that a pump or piping attached directly to the internal
valve is sheared off before the rst valve, pump or t-
ting downstream of the internal valve, provided that the
cargo tank pressure produces a ow rate greater than
the valve’s excess ow rating. Likewise, if the internal
valve is installed on a stationary tank or in the related
downstream piping system, the integral excess ow
valve can provide protection against an unintentional
release of hazardous materials in the event that a
pump or piping attached directly to the internal valve is
sheared off before the rst valve, pump or tting down-
stream of the internal valve, provided that the ow of
product through the internal valve reaches the rated
ow specied by Fisher.
EXPLOSION HAZARD
!
Restrictions incorporated in the discharge
system of a bobtail truck or transport
or of a stationary tank (due to pumps,
pipe and hose length and dimensions,
branching, elbows, reductions in pipe
diameter or a number of other in-line
valves or ttings), low operating pressure
as a result of ambient temperature or a
partially closed valve downstream from
the integral excess ow valve, can restrict
the rate of ow through the internal valve
below the level necessary to actuate the
integral excess ow valve. Therefore,
DO NOT USE the excess ow function
of the internal valve for the purpose of
providing protection against the discharge
of hazardous materials in the event of a
rupture of hose or piping at a point in the
discharge system downstream from the
rst valve, pump or tting downstream of
the internal valve.
The internal valve is designed with an
internal bleed feature for equalization of
pressure. After the integral excess ow
valve closes, the leakage through the
bleed must be controlled or a hazard can
be created. For this reason the operator
must be familiar with the closure controls
for the internal valves and must close the
internal valve immediately after the integral
excess ow valve closes.
Failure to follow this warning could result
in serious personal injury or property
damage from a re or explosion.
DOT Passive Shutdown Equipment Requirement –
DOT regulations 49 CFR§173.315(n)(2) require certain
cargo tanks transporting propane, anhydrous ammonia
and other liqueed compressed gases to be equipped
with passive emergency discharge control equipment
that will automatically shut off the ow of product without
human intervention within 20 seconds of an unintentional
release caused by complete separation of a delivery
hose. The design for each passive shutdown system must
be certied by a Design Certifying Engineer (DCE) and all
components of the discharge system that are integral to
the design must be included in the DCE certication. The
DCE certication must consider any specications of the
original component manufacturer.
In the case of downstream ruptures in hose or piping,
a variety of operating conditions routinely encountered
during an unloading operation restrict the rate of ow
through the integral excess ow valve and make such
a valve unsuitable to serve as the means of passive
shutdown required under 49 CFR§173.315(n)(2).
Such variables include restrictions incorporated in the
discharge system (due to pumps, pipe and hose length
and dimensions, branching, elbows, reductions in pipe
diameter or a number of other in-line valves or ttings),
low operating pressure as a result of ambient temperature
or a partially closed valve downstream from the excess
ow valve. Due to the variety of conditions, in the case of
a hose separation, that can restrict the rate of ow below
the level necessary to activate the excess ow valves,
the integral excess ow function of “C” Series internal
valves or “F” Series excess ow valves cannot be used
to satisfy the passive shutdown equipment requirement
under/in 49 CFR§173.315(n)(2). Also, a Design Certifying
Engineer cannot include the integral excess ow valve of
“C” Series internal valve or “F” Series excess ow valve
as a component of the discharge system in any DCE
certication under 49 CFR§173.315(n)(2).