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AHFQ SERIES
Douple-flap butterfly valve
67015-1-en-1103

OPERATION MANUAL

Buhler (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd.

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OPERATION MANUAL PRIOR TO THE OPERATION AND

MAINTENANCE OF THIS EQUIPMENT. IN CASE OF ANY

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Product model: AHFQ Series

Product Name: Double-flap butterfly valve

Manufacturing No.:
 CONTENTS
1 Designated use and features............................................................................... 1

2 Main specifications and technical parameters (See table 1) ............................... 1

3 Main structure and working principle ................................................................... 2

3.1 Main structure ............................................................................................ 2
3.2 Working Principle ....................................................................................... 3
4 Installation and commissioning............................................................................ 4
4.1 Installation .................................................................................................. 4
4.2 Commissioning .......................................................................................... 4
5 Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 6

6 End locking cylinder ............................................................................................ 7

6.1 Technical condition .................................................................................... 7
6.2 Installation and use .................................................................................... 7
7 Solenoid valve ..................................................................................................... 8

8 Safety warning..................................................................................................... 8
1 Designated use and features

AHFQ double-flap butterfly valve is mainly used for shutting-off and throttling
product-flow. It can be applied to grain, food, feed, grease and chemical industry. It is
in possession of a lot of advantages, such as small volume, light weight, simple
structure, quick start-up and turnoff, good adjusting and sealing performance etc.

2 Main specifications and technical parameters (See table 1)

Table 1: main technical parameters

Model
AHFQ250 AHFQ300 AHFQ320 AHFQ400 AHFQ500
Parameter
Pneumatic actuator
ESCL32X75 ESCL40X80 ESCL40X80 ESCL50X95 ESCL63X105
(mm)
Working pressure
0.15～0.9 0.15～0.9 0.15～0.9 0.15～0.9 0.15～0.9
（MPa）

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3 Main structure and working principle

3.1 Main structure

The machine mainly consists of magnetic switch, solenoid valve, end locking
cylinder, vavle body, rotating shaft, valve plate etc. Structure diagram see Fig.1.

6 5 4 3 2 1
1. Magnetic switch 2. Solenoid valve 3. End locking cylinder
4. Valve body 5. Rotating shaft 6. Valve plate
Fig.1 Structure diagram

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3.2 Working Principle

The name of AHFQ double-flap butterfly valve comes from the wing-shape
butterfly plate. The round plate rotates around the shaft in the cylindrical channel of
valve body. The valve door can be opened and closed throgh 80° rotation. It is used for
shutting off, opening and regulating the medium in the piping. It has the features of
good flow-control and seal performance.

A B

R1 P R2

Fig. 2 circuit diagram

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4 Installation and commissioning

4.1 Installation

4.1.1 The connections of the piping must be properly sealed, leakage of

products is not allowed.
4.1.2 No air leackage can occur in the air piping.
4.1.3 Installation dimension see Fig. 3.

4.2 Commissioning

4.2.1 Idle the valve plate firstly, the valve plate should rotate freely.
4.2.2 Regulate the bidirectional throttle valve or soundproof exhaust valve to
rotate the valve plate 80° around shaft through pneumatic actuator.
4.2.3 Regulate the bidirectional throttle valve to rotate the valve plate 80° to and
fro to shut off and open the cylindrical piping, make the plate stay in the
setted position.

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 A

h
H
C
d

D
B

G
Fig. 3 Sketch of double-flap butterfly valve

Size
A B C D d e G H h
Model

AHFQΦ250 560 375 240-290 Φ330 Φ250 Φ12 135 215 109

AHFQΦ300 620 420 256-306 Φ380 Φ300 Φ12 165 231 112

AHFQΦ320 620 440 300-350 Φ380 Φ320 Φ12 165 275 112

AHFQΦ400 700 520 301-351 Φ480 Φ400 Φ12 180 276 123

AHFQΦ500 730 620 358-408 Φ580 Φ500 Φ14 195 333 133

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5 Maintenance

5.1 Check the seal condition of air piping, the fastness of connections of
solenoid valve and pneumatic actuator periodically. Change the rubber
seal ring in time, when products leaks from the butterfly valve.
5.2 Necessary measures must be taken against rain and corrosion, if the
machine is installed and used outdoors.
5.3 Wear parts of butterfly valve includes rubber seal ring and pneumatic unit.
5.4 First melt 2# Lithium based grease then put wool felt in. The wool felt is
used as seal after cooling. First install the shaft then the stuffing box and
packing when carrying out installation. Stuffing box should be fully filled
with packing which should be changed in time. (See Fig. 4)

Fig. 4

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6 End locking cylinder

6.1 Technical condition

1. Working Medium: dry, clean air filtered from filter cartridge above 40 μm
2. Pressure range: 1.5~9kgf/cm2
3. Temperature arrange: -5 ~70
4. Speed range: 30~300 m/s

6.2 Installation and use

1. Select the cylinder with sufficient output force according to the requirement of
working load.
2. When connecting the cylinder to the piping, the corresponding fittings must
be connected. The impurity in the fittings must be cleared in order to avoid
impurity entering into the cylinder and damaging the cylinder.
3. The cylinder’s medium must be filtered from filter cartridge above 40 μm.
4. The connections before and after the cylinder should all be connected to air
piping. Solenoid valve should be connected to back cover of the cylinder.
5. Antifreezing measures must be taken under low temperature circumstance in
order to prevent water in the system from freezing.
6. Cylinder must run in idly prior to operating. Before operating the buffer should
be first adjusted to the minimum, then gradually to the maximum, in order to
avoid damaging the cylinder due to the excessive impact
7. The front buffering adjustment must be entirely opened during the period of
operation.
8. Cylinder must be prevented from being suffered eccentric cross force as
possible to ensure the normal operation and lifetime.
9. If the cylinder is out of use for a long time, the surface must be protected and
the air outlet must be protected with dustproof plug.

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7 Solenoid valve

5/2-way solenoid valve NW8

L-screw-in connection G1/4“-8
（connection 1）

Air source

Magnet coil: 12 and 14 Voltage: 24 VDC

Power consumption: sensor 2.1 KW operation: 2.1 KW
Housing: IP 65 (after connection) Insulation class: F
Fig. 5 Solenoid valve diagram

8 Safety warning

8.1 Prior to operating the machine, carefully read the operation manual.
8.2 Check if all the connecting pieces in the key points are tighted properly before
startup.
8.3 Immediately stop and check the machine when abnormal situation occurs.
Troubleshooting is strictly prohibited, when the machine is running.
8.4 Feeding with the help of hand or stick is strictly prohibited, when the inlet is
blocked.
8.5 The working site meets the requirements for ventilation and fire prevention.
8.6 Choose the appropriate power, it is prohibited to increase main shaft speed at
random.
8.7 Only the trained and authorized operators can operate the machine.
8.8 Any parts of body can not come into contact with the rotary parts of the
machine during operation, in order to prevent injury accident.
8.9 Power supply must be shut off during maintenance.

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