Air Release Valves
Kinetic Air/Vacuum Valve
These exhaust large quantities of air from the pipeline when it is filled with water at low pipeline pressure. It admits large quantities of air into the pipe when it is drained or when the internal pressure drops below atmospheric pressure due to transient conditions (kinetic anti-vacuum function)
Automatic air release valves
These release small pockets of accumulated air while the pipeline operates under pressure. (automatic air release function)
Combination air valves
Valves that perform the functions of both the kinetic and automatic.
Sewer & wastewater systems
Valves are available to release air from sewer & wastewater systems that are Australian designed and manufactured. One model is designed to withstand constant exposure to methane and sulphur gases.
AVFI’s air release/vacuum break valves range in size from DN15 to DN300 with pressure ratings from PN10 to PN40.
Sizing principles
The volumetric air flow through the air valve is equal to the flow rate of water filling or emptying the system.
Valve Brands We Supply
AHF
AppFlo
Advanced Industrial Systems
ARITA
All Valves
Austworld
AVFI-FIP-VKDuablock
ASCO Emerson
AVK Flow Control
Bermad
Burkert
Challenger
Cla-Val
Ebro-Armaturen
Festo
ASCO
Emerson
Dorot
Flextool
GF Piping Systems
Glen Valves
Habonim
HMA Valveco
Industrial Fittings Aust
John Valves
Kitz
K-TORC
Matrix Solutions-Alfa Laval
Measurement Plus
Merriman Controls
IMI Norgren
Multivalve
Oceanic Controls
Orbinox valves
Plasson
Powell Industrial
Prochem
Process Systems
Rotork K-Tork
Samson
Spirax-Sarco
SMC Pneumatics