1、AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARD ASME A112.18.8-2009In-Line Sanitary Waste Valves for Plumbing Drainage SystemsCopyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford Universi
2、ty by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME A112.18.8-2009In-Line Sanitary WasteValves for PlumbingDrainage SystemsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDCopyright 2009 by the American Soci
3、ety of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontroll
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11、itten permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2009 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be
12、 made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roste
13、r.vCorrespondence With the A112 Committee.vi1General.12General Requirements.13Testing.24Marking,Identification,and Instructions.6Figures1Typical Cross-Section(for Illustrative Purposes Only).22Waterway Flow-Rate Test Apparatus.33Inversion Recovery Test Apparatus.44Life-Cycle Test Apparatus.6iiiCopyr
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15、bution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDThe initial work on a standard for Self-Sealing Waterless Waste Valves was undertaken bya Committee of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials(IAPMO).The results of their activity resulted in their Interim Guide Criteri
16、a IGC 203-2004,which wasused as a benchmark for performance of such devices,which are now known as“SanitaryWaste Valves.”IGC 203-2004 was submitted to the ASME Standards Committee A112,PlumbingMaterials and Equipment,for conversion into an American National Standard.A112 Project Team18.8 was established for the purpose of undertaking this task.The purpose of this Standard is to establish a generally acceptable standard for sanitary wastevalves for installation on tubing.Its purpose is to serve a
