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A control valve is a valve used to control fluid flow by varying the size of the flow passage as directed by a signal from a controller. [ 1] This enables the direct control of flow rate and the consequential control of process quantities such as pressure, temperature, and liquid level. In automatic control terminology, a control valve is ...
Valve guide. Valve guides are cylindrical metal bushes, pressed or integrally cast into the cylinder head of most types of reciprocating engines, to support the poppet valves so that they may make proper contact with its valve seat. Along with a corresponding valve spring, they are one component of an engine’s valve train.
The most common final control element in the process control industries is the control valve. The control valve manipulates a flowing fluid, such as gas, steam, water, or chemical compounds, to compensate for the load disturbance and keep the regulated process variable as close as possible to the desired set point. [ 1]
Proportional–integral–derivative controller. A proportional–integral–derivative controller ( PID controller or three-term controller) is a control loop mechanism employing feedback that is widely used in industrial control systems and a variety of other applications requiring continuously modulated control.
Globe valves are named for their spherical body shape with the two halves of the body being separated by an internal baffle. This has an opening that forms a seat onto which a movable plug[ 2] can be screwed in to close (or shut) the valve. The plug is also called a disc. [ 3]
Pinch valve, for slurry flow regulation and control. Piston valve, for regulating fluids that carry solids in suspension. Piston valve (steam engine) Plug valve, slim valve for on–off control but with some pressure drop. Solenoid valve, an electrically actuated valve for hydraulic or pneumatic fluid control.
These water valves are operated by rotary handles. A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category.
Tilting-disc inconel check valve Check valve symbol on piping and instrumentation diagrams.The arrow shows the flow direction. Vertical lift check valve. A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction.