CONTROL VALVE – WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN（控制阀你需要学习什么）.pdfVIP

CONTROL VALVE – WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN? i) The control valve characteristics refers to the relationship between the volumetric flowrate F (Y-axis) through the valve AND the valve travel or opening position m (Xaxis), as the valve is opened from its closed position to various degree of opening. (Note that the symbol m or Z is used here to represent the valve travel or opening position, in %). ii) The control valve Manufacturer can only state the Inherent valve characteristics, which refer to the flowrate (F) – valve travel position (m or Z) relationship, when the pressure drop across the control valve (DPV) is constant. Note that the pressure drop across the control valve (DPV) can be almost constant only if the piping system pressure drop (DPS) is concentrated at the control valve and not distributed along the pipeline. This means that the pipeline must be of very short length with minimum pressure-reducing-devices or equipment in series with the control valve. Such a condition rarely exist in actual installation except in the control valve Manufacturer test facilities, where the control valve characteristics are obtained using very short length of piping. Such ideal valve characteristics are the valve Inherent characteristics. iii) Note that in the rectangular plot of flowrate F (Y-axis) against valve travel or position m or Z (X-axis), Cv is often used instead of F. Cv is the valve sizing coefficient defined for liquid as follows: Furthermore, for comparison between different valves, % F and % Cv are also used for the Y-axis instead of F or Cv. For % F, the maximum flowrate through the particular valve is its denominator. For % Cv, the particular valve maxi