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Flow Control Valves

Posted by and on January 13, 2011

Flow-control valves are used to control an actuator’s speed by metering flow. Metering is measuring or regulating the flow rate to or from an actuator. A water faucet is an example of a flow-control valve. Flow rate varies as a faucet handle is turned clockwise or counterclockwise. In a closed position, flow stops. Many flow-control […]

Hydraulic Globe Valve

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Posted by and on January 6, 2011

in Fluid Flow

This is the simplest form of a flow control valve. The globe valve gets its name from the disk element ‘globe’ that presses against the valve seat to close the valve. A simplified view of a globe valve has been illustrated in Figure 6.29. The fluid flow through the valve is at right angles to […]