Lista de las abreviaciones y acrónimos más usadas en el sector de las válvulas y tuberías (piping).
ACS, Attestation de Conformité Sanitaire
AFS, American Foundrymen's Society AGA, American Gas Association AISI, American Iron and Steel Institut ANSI, American National Standards Institute API, American Petroleum Institute ASA, American Standard Association ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials AWWA, American Water Works Association
BB, Bolted Bonnet
BC, Bolted Cap BCD, Bolt Circle Diameter (Diámetro circulo tornillos) BCF, Bead and crevice free BFV, Butterfly valve (Válvula de mariposa) BHN, Brinell Hardness Number BS, British Standard BSI, British Standards Institution BSP, British Standard Pipe BSPP, British Standard Pipe Parallel BSPT, British Standard Taper Pipe Thread BV, Ball Valve (Válvulad de bola) BW, Butt Weld BWE, Butt Weld End
CDA, Copper Development Association
CI, Cast Iron (Fundición de hierro) CSA, Canadian Standards Association CV, Check Valve CW, Counter Weight (Contrapeso) CWP, Cold Working Pressure CxC, Cooper to Cooper
DAC, Double Acting Cilynders (Cilindros de doble actuación)
DD, Double Disc (Doble disco) DEF, Double Emboitement Mâle DG, Double Disc Gate DI, Ductile Iron (Hierro dúctil) DIN, Deutsches Institute fuer Normung DMV, Distribution main valve (Válvula de distribución principal) DN, Diámetro Nominal DWV, Drainage, Waste, Vent Fitting ECV, Emergency Control Valve ESD, Emergency Shut Down (Cierre de emergencia)
GOST, Gosstandart of Russia GV, Gate Valve (Válvula de compuerta)
HB, Brinell Hardness (Dureza Brinell)>
HBC, Rockwell C Hardness HF, Hard Faced HW, Handwheel (Volante de mano)
IBBM, Iron Body Bronze Mounted
ID, Inside Diameter(Diámetro interior IPS, Iron Pipe Size (Tamaño tubería de hierro) ISA, Instrument Society of America ISNRS, Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem ISO, International Organization for Standardization ISRS, Inside Screw Rising Stem
JIS, Japanese Industrial Standard
MIV, Main Inlet Valve (Válvula de entrada principal)
MJ, Mechanical Joint (Junta mecánica) MSS, Manufacturers Standardization Society MTR, Material Test Report
NC, Normally closed (Normalmente cerrado)
NEMA, National Electrical Manufacturers Association NPS, Nominal Pipe Size (Tamaño nominal de la tubería) NPT, National Pipe Taper (Pipe Thread) NRS, Non-Rising Stem
OD, Outside Diameter (Diámetro exterior)
OS&Y, Outside Screw and Yoke OWG, Working Pressure: Oil, Water, Gas
QO, Quick opening (rápida apertura)
PCD, Pitch Circle Diameter (Diámetro circulo taladros) PIV, Post inidicator valve PN, Nominal Pressure (metric) P-T, Pressure - Temperature PRV, Pressure Reducing Valve (Válvula reductora de presión) PVF, Pipes, Valves and Fittings
Rc, Rockwell "C"
RF, Raised Face (Cara resaltada) RJ, Ring Type Joint RS, Rising Stem RWD, Resilient Wedge Disc
SAC, Simple Acting Cilynder
SB, Screw-In-Bonnet SG, Solid Gate SB, Silver Brazed SE, Screwed Ends (Conexión por rosca) SE, Solder Ends (Conéxion por soldadura) SIV, Service isolation valve SJ, Solder Joint SOV, Shut Off Valve SPW, Spiral Wound gasket SS, Stainless Steel (Acero inoxidable) STD, Standard SW, Solid Wedge Disc SWE, Socket Weld End SWP, Steam Working Pressure
TB, Threaded Bonnet
TE, Threaded End TC, Threaded Cap TOR, Tout Ou Rien
UB, Union Bonnet
UC, Union Cap UL, Underwriter's Laboratories
WV, Water valve (Válvula para agua)
WOG, Working Pressure: Water, Oil, Gas WSP, Steam Working Pressure WWP, Water Working Pressure