VAT 110 Series Assembly instructions

Installation, Operating &
Maintenance Instructions
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HV gate valve
with manual actuator
Series 110
DN 250 mm (I. D. 10")
DN 320 mm (I. D. 12’’)
This manual is valid for the following product ordering numbers:
11048- . E01
11050- . E01

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Imprint
Manufacturer
VAT Vakuumventile AG, CH-9469 Haag, Switzerland
Website:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
www.vatvalve.com
[phone]
[phone]
[email protected]
Publisher
VAT Vakuumventile AG, CH-9469 Haag, Switzerland
Editor
VAT Vakuumventile AG, CH-9469 Haag, Switzerland
Print
VAT Vakuumventile AG, CH-9469 Haag, Switzerland
Copyright
© VAT Vakuumventile AG 2013
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contains a limited, time unlimited user license. The VAT firmware may not
be used for purposes other than those intended nor is it permitted to
make copies of the VAT firmware. In particular, it is strictly forbidden to
give copies of the VAT firmware to other people.
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Instructions does not entitle third parties to consider these names to be
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Contents
1Description of product........................................................................4
1.1 Identification of product.......................................................................................4
1.2 Use of product.....................................................................................................4
1.3 Related documents.............................................................................................4
1.4 Important information..........................................................................................4
1.5 Technical data.....................................................................................................4
2Safety ...................................................................................................5
2.1 Compulsory reading material..............................................................................5
2.2 Danger levels......................................................................................................5
2.3 Personnel qualifications......................................................................................6
2.4 Safety labels........................................................................................................6
3Design and Function...........................................................................7
3.1 Design.................................................................................................................7
3.2 Function ..............................................................................................................7
4Installation...........................................................................................8
4.1 Unpacking...........................................................................................................8
4.2 Installation into the system..................................................................................8
4.2.1 Admissible forces and bending moments.............................................11
5Operation...........................................................................................12
5.1 Normal operation...............................................................................................12
5.2 Operation under increased temperature...........................................................12
5.3 Trouble shooting ...............................................................................................12
6Maintenance ......................................................................................13
6.1 Maintenance intervals.......................................................................................13
6.2 Replacement of valve gate / mechanism unit...................................................13
6.3 Replacement of gate seal.................................................................................15
7Repairs...............................................................................................16
8Dismounting and Storage.................................................................17
8.1Dismounting......................................................................................................17
8.2 Storage..............................................................................................................18
9Packaging and Transport.................................................................19
9.1 Packaging .........................................................................................................20
9.2 Transport...........................................................................................................20
10 Disposal.............................................................................................21
11 Spare parts ........................................................................................22

DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT
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1 Description of product
1.1 Identification of product
The fabrication number and order number are fixed on the product directly or by means of
an identification plate.
made in Switzerland
Fabrication No.:
110..-....-..../....
A-......


Fabrication number
Order number
1.2 Use of product
Use product for clean and dry vacuum applications only. Other applications are only allowed
with the written permission of VAT.
1.3 Related documents
Product data sheet
Dimensional drawing
1.4 Important information
This symbol points to a very important statement that requires particular
attention.
Example:
VAT disclaims any liability for damages resulting from inappropriate packaging.
1.5 Technical data
See product data sheet and dimensional drawing.

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2 Safety
2.1 Compulsory reading material
Read this chapter prior to performing any work with or on the product. It contains important
information that is significant for your own personal safety. This chapter must have been
read and understood by all persons who perform any kind of work with or on the product
during any stage of its serviceable life.
NOTICE
Lack of knowledge
Failing to read this manual may result in property damage.
Firstly, read manual.
These Installation, Operating & Maintenance Instructions are an integral part
of a comprehensive documentation belonging to a complete technical
system. They must be stored together with the other documentation and
accessible for anybody who is authorized to work with the system at any
time.
2.2 Danger levels
DANGER
High risk
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
Medium risk
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
Low risk
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE
Command
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property
damage.

SAFETY
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2.3 Personnel qualifications
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
2.4 Safety labels
Label
Part No.
Location on valve
T-9001-155
Protective cover
Table 2-1

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3 Design and Function
3.1 Design
1 Sealing surface
2 Valve body
3 Bonnet flange
4 Actuator
Figure 3-1
3.2 Function
The valve features the VATLOCK sealing technology. This means, the valve is mechani-
cally locked in the closed position. In the open position, the mechanism is not locked. Leaf
springs hold gate and counter-plate against the carriage with the ball retainers. The ball
pairs are in the detents. For closing, the mechanism is moved forward into the closing
position. The locking starts after the leaf spring stop touches the body. The ball retainers
move the ball pairs out of the detents. Gate and counter-plate are spread apart. The gate
seal is pressed against the sealing surface without scuffing. The arrangement of the ball
pairs ensures an increase of the sealing force with vacuum on either side of the gate.
During opening the movements proceed in the reverse order. See «Figure 3-2».
1 Valve gate
2 Counter-plate
3 Leaf springs
4 Ball pairs
5 Ball detents
6 Gate seal
7 Spring stop
Figure 3-2
1
2
3
4

INSTALLATION
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4 Installation
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
WARNING
Heavy weight
Physical overstraining.
Use a crane to lift the product.
4.1 Unpacking
NOTICE
Sensitive product
Product will get damaged if not handled carefully.
Handle product with care: Do not touch solid objects when lifting the product.
Make sure that the supplied products are in accordance with your order.
Inspect the quality of the supplied products visually. If it does not meet
your requirements, please contact VAT immediately.
Store the original packaging material. It may be useful if products must be
returned to VAT.
1. Screw eyebolts into two of the threads (1) and fasten lifting ropes to the eyebolts; see
dimensional drawing.
Symbol used on the dimensional drawing for the
threads of eyebolts:
2. Lift valve carefully and put it down on a clean surface or mount it to a clean system.

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4.2 Installation into the system
WARNING
Movable parts
Human body parts may get jammed and severely injured.
Do not connect or supply electrical power and compressed air before the
product is completely mounted in the system.
NOTICE
Contamination
Product may get contaminated.
Always wear cleanroom gloves when handling the product.
NOTICE
Inappropriate tools
Sealing surfaces may get damaged.
Do not use sharp-edged tools.
NOTICE
Wrong tightening torque
Valve body and screws may get damaged.
Use tightening torque according the size of the screws.
NOTICE
Too long screws
Valve body may get deformed and / or malfunctions may occur.
Use only screws recommended by VAT.

INSTALLATION
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1. Identify flange type according the fabrication number on the identification plate; see
chapter «1.1 Identification of product».
Example: 110 ..–P.../...= Flange type ISO-F
Valve
Maximum screw-in depth «X» in mm
Nom. I.D.
Flange types
mm
inch
C
U
P
J
T
250
10
X =
13
13
15
15
19
320
12
X =
13
13
18
16
19
C = CF-F, metric thread
U = CF-F, UNF thread
P = ISO-F
J = JIS
T = ASA-LP
Table 4-1
2. Remove protective covers from body flanges.
3. Clean sealing surfaces and seals of both flanges;
see (1) and (2) according to «Figure 4-1» on page 10.
The valve seat side is marked with the symbol «» on flange «A».
4. Put valve to the mounting position.
5. Mount the four screws (3) according to «Figure 4-1» on page 10, evenly in crosswise
order until the seal touches the sealing surface.
6. Tighten all screws with the torques appropriate for their property classes.
1 Flange A
2 Flange B
3 Screws
Figure 4-1
1
2
3

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4.2.1 Admissible forces and bending moments
Forces from evacuating the system, from the weight of other components or
from baking can lead to deformation of the valve body and to malfunction of
the valve. The stress has to be relieved by suitable means, e.g. bellows
sections.
The following forces or moments are admissible:
DN (nom. I.D.)
Axial tensile or com-
pressive force «FA»
Bending moment
«M»
mm
inch
N
lbf
Nm
lbf ∙ft
250
10
3430
770
196
140
320
12
4000
900
300
220
If a combination of both forces («FA» and «M») occurs, the values
mentioned above are invalid. Please contact VAT for more
information.
Table 4-2
FA M

OPERATION
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5 Operation
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
WARNING
Movable parts
Human body parts may get jammed and severely injured.
Do not operate before product is installed completely into the vacuum system.
5.1 Normal operation
Valve opens and closes manually.
5.2 Operation under increased temperature
Maximum allowed temperature, see product data sheet.
5.3 Trouble shooting
Failure
Check
Action
See
Leak at gate
Gate seal all
right?
Replace valve
gate
«6.2 Replacement of valve
gate / mechanism unit»
Gate damaged or
contaminated?
Replace valve
gate
«6.2 Replacement of valve
gate / mechanism unit»
Leak at body
Bonnet seal and
sealing surface
all right?
Clean sealing
surface
–if necessary,
replace bonnet
seal
«6.2 Replacement of valve
gate / mechanism unit»,
steps 1 to 4
Bellows all right?
Contact VAT
www.vatvalve.com
Table 5-1
If you need any further information, please contact one of our service centers. You will find
the addresses on our website www.vatvalve.com.

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MAINTENANCE
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6 Maintenance
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
WARNING
Heavy weight
Physical overstraining.
Use a crane to lift the product.
6.1 Maintenance intervals
Under clean operating conditions the valve does not require any maintenance during
200 000 cycles. After 200 000 cycles, VAT recommends replacing the mechanism unit;
see chapter «6.2 Replacement of valve gate / mechanism unit».
For more information or a general overhaul please contact one of our service centers. You
will find the addresses on our website www.vatvalve.com.
6.2 Replacement of valve gate / mechanism unit
WARNING
Loaded spring steel sheet
Human body parts may get jammed and severely injured.
Do not put human body parts between valve gate and spring steel sheet.
NOTICE
Contamination
Product may get contaminated.
Always wear cleanroom gloves when handling the product.
NOTICE
Inappropriate tools
Sealing surfaces may get damaged.
Do not use sharp-edged tools.

MAINTENANCE
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1. Vent chambers on either side to atmospheric pressure.
2. Open the valve.
3. Remove screws (1) and (2) according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
4. Withdraw actuator/mechanism unit carefully from body without touching the body wall;
see «Sample Figure 6-1».
5. Remove locked ring (5) according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
6. Withdraw bolt (4) by pulling it downwards according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
1 Screw
2 Screw
3 Valve body
4 Bolt
5 Locking ring
6 Bonnet seal
Sample Figure 6-1
7. Put valve gate to the horizontal position.
8. Insert new valve gate in reverse order.
9. Mount bolt (4) according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
10. Mount locked ring (5) according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
11. Clean sealing surface of bonnet flange.
12. Check bonnet seal –if necessary, replace it.

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13. Insert actuator / mechanism unit into body without touching the body wall.
14. Mount screws (1) and screws (2) according to «Sample Figure 6-1».
Valve is ready for use.
6.3 Replacement of gate seal
1. Remove actuator / mechanism unit as described in «6.2 Replacement of valve gate /
mechanism unit».
2. Remove gate O-ring (1) from groove; see «Figure 6-2».
Do not damage the sealing surface!
1 Gate O-ring
2 Valve gate
Figure 6-2
3. Check and clean sealing surface of valve seat.
4. Install new gate O-ring (1).
Press O-ring uniformly in crosswise order (diagonal) into groove.
5. Mount actuator / mechanism unit as described in chapter «6.2 Replacement of valve
gate / mechanism unit» in reverse order.
Valve is ready for use.

REPAIRS
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7 Repairs
Repairs may only be carried out by the VAT service staff. In exceptional cases, the
customer is allowed to carry out the repairs, but only with the prior consent of VAT.
Please contact one of our service centers. You will find the addresses on our website
www.vatvalve.com.

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DISMOUNTING AND STORAGE
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8 Dismounting and Storage
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
WARNING
Heavy weight
Physical overstraining.
Use a crane to lift the product.
NOTICE
Contamination
Product may get contaminated.
Always wear cleanroom gloves when handling the product.
8.1 Dismounting
NOTICE
Valve in open position
Valve mechanism may get damaged if valve is in open position.
Close valve before dismounting the valve from the system.
1. Close valve.
2. Carry out the steps according to chapter «4 Installation» in reverse order.
Pay attention to the safety instructions!

DISMOUNTING AND STORAGE
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8.2 Storage
NOTICE
Wrong storage
Inappropriate temperatures and humidity may cause damage to the product.
Valve must be stored at:
–relative humidity between 10% and 70%
–temperature between +10 °C and +50 °C
–non-condensing environment
NOTICE
Inappropriate packaging
Product may get damaged if inappropriate packaging material is used.
Always use the original packaging material and handle product with care.
1. Clean / decontaminate valve.
2. Cover all valve openings with a protective foil.
3. Pack valve appropriately by using the original packaging material.

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PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT
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9 Packaging and Transport
WARNING
Unqualified personnel
Inappropriate handling may cause serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to carry out the described work.
WARNING
Heavy weight
Physical overstraining.
Use a crane to lift the product.
WARNING
Harmful substances
Risk of injury in case of contact with harmful substances.
Remove harmful substances (e. g. toxic, caustic or microbiological ones) from
valve before you return the valve to VAT.
NOTICE
Inappropriate packaging
Product may get damaged if inappropriate packaging material is used.
Always use the original packaging material and handle product with care.
When returning products to VAT, please fill out the VAT form «Declaration
of Chemical Contamination» and send it to VAT in advance. The form can
be downloaded from our website www.vatvalve.com.
If products are radioactively contaminated, the VAT form «Contamination
and Radiation Report» must be filled out. Please contact VAT in advance.
If products are sent to VAT in contaminated condition, VAT will carry out
the decontamination procedure at the customer's expense.

PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT
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9.1 Packaging
NOTICE
Valve in open position
Valve mechanism may get damaged if valve is in open position.
Make sure that the valve is closed.
1. Cover all valve openings with a protective foil.
2. Pack valve appropriately, by using the original packaging material.
VAT disclaims any liability for damages resulting from inappropriate
packaging.
9.2 Transport
NOTICE
Inappropriate packaging
Product may get damaged if inappropriate packaging material is used.
Always use the original packaging material and handle product with care.
VAT disclaims any liability for damages resulting from inappropriate
packaging.