Valve Selection Guide

Applications guide for selecting valves.

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• Control Valve Sizing

  Control Valve terminology, bodies, trim, flow characteristics, Cv and Kv sizing, noise, actuators, positioners and more.

• Design of Control and Safety Valves

  Sizing and dimensions of control valves & equipment in steam and condensate systems.

• International Valve Standards

  International valve standards for piping systems.

• Piping Systems

  Calculate dimensions of pipes and tubes. Pressure drop calculations and head loss charts. Use of different piping materials. Insulation of pipes and tubes and heat loss diagrams.

Related Documents

• ASME - Valve Standards

  An overview of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME - valve standards.

• ASTM - Valve Standards

  An overview of ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials - valve standards.

• Control Valves - Flow Characteristics

  Flow capacities vs. stem opening.

• Control Valves - Leakage Classification

  Seat leakage classification through control valves.

• Diaphragm Valves - Diaphragm Materials

  Common diaphragm materials and their main properties when used in diaphragm valves.

• ISO Valve Standards

  An overview of ISO - International Organization for Standardization - valve standards.

• Liquid, Steam and Gas - Flow Coefficients Cv

  Calculate flow coefficients for the design of control valves - Imperial units.

• Safety Valve Standards

  The most common used safety valve standards in Germany, UK, USA, France, Japan, Australia and Europe.

• Slurry Transports - Minimum Flow Velocities

  Flow velocities in slurry transport systems to avoid settling of solids.

• Steam Control Valves - Calculate Flow Factor Kv

  Designing steam control valves and their Kv values.

• Valve Abbreviations

  US valve abbreviations commonly used in drawings and documentation.

• Valve Authority

  The valve authority expresses the ratio between pressure drop across the control valve compared to total pressure drop across the whole system.

• Valve Type Classifications

  Categories of valves.

• Weir Diaphragm Valves - Flow Coefficients and Flow Factors

  Typical flow coefficients - Cv - and flow factors - Kv - for weir diaphragm valves.

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