Albion Valves has introduced a new range of Pressure Independent Control Valves (PICVs) to its extensive portfolio of products suitable for applications within the building services industry.
The new product range, known as the Art 20C range, is a compact design and is ideal for the automatic balancing of heating and cooling systems. It is particularly compatible with fan coil units and chilled beam applications where its reduced dimensions and compact design are hugely beneficial, and can withstand temperatures from -10C° +120°C.
The new range of PICVs has been introduced to complement Albion's Monolink system. When assembled together, the configuration offers engineers a much-easier installation solution in applications where space is at a premium.
The Art 20C range is available in DZR brass and its main functions are to regulate, control and modulate. Features of the Art 20C include: easy selection of required flow-rate using pre-setting dial, support of constant flow regardless of pressure fluctuations, flow modulation along the whole electric actuator stroke. It also offers greater flexibility if the system has been modified after the first installation.
The Monolink is a pre-assembled factory tested valve arrangement, designed in a simple and highly compact H block unit. It is suitable for a wide range of pipe connections and its structure offers a reduced risk of leakage and minimizes space required to connect to the system.
The Art 20C range is available with a number of control permutations: a linear gear motor for proportional or three-point control typical of building management systems, a thermoelectric actuator for zone or on-off operation and a self-acting thermostatic sensor for pipe work temperature control.
Albion Valves, technical specifications manager, Paul Wightman, said: "PICVs are recognized in the industry for improving energy savings and ultimately reducing costs. Our new Art 20C range can be used independently, however when paired with Albion's Monolink system, the combination of the two products offers the contractor twice the benefits.
Not only do they gain energy savings as a result of increased control and valve performance from the PICV, they also save on the time and cost of the installation by specifying the Monolink. So a winning combination."