pressure control valve: static pressure
pressure control valve: static pressure
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can someone please explain how does a pressure control/regulating valve regulate the static pressure downstream (at no flow condition)
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RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
Hope this is not a trick question.
RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
Flow will continue through the control valve. The flow into your piping system with no outlet flow will cause the pressure to rise. That rise in pressure will cause the control valve loop to start to close the valve to maintain set-point (from your question, I'm assuming your control valve is for downstream pressure control).
How fast the valve closes and what the final pressure for the system is is a function of the control loop tuning and system size but once it's closed, the pressure can't decrease until you remove material from downstream of the valve. Also, the pressure will likely continue to increase unless your control valve is a bubble tight shut-off which I suspect is unlikely.
This is true for both a gas and liquid system but since a liquid system is essentially incompressible in many cases, the downstream pressure will increase much faster than for a gas.
RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
On the face of it, this does seem like a "trick" question.
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RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
When the downstream pressure finally reaches the set pressure, the valve closes completely and all flow across the valve stops (except for the aforementioned leakage).
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RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
can I consider PRV effective for the control of static pressure?
RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
The quick answer is no. A PRV (Pressure Relief Valve) will only prevent the pressure from reaching a setpoint. It prevents overpressure. A PRV will not control to a setpoint (the pressure may be lower). In any case, a PRV should not be used for control - it is considered a "safety" device.
Can you describe more in detail what it is you are trying to do? It is more efficient than asking what each of the devices are used for.
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RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
RE: pressure control valve: static pressure
If you use a regulator that has rubber seats it is supposed to shut off bubble-tight and to prevent the downstream pressure from exceeding setpoint.
As JLSeagull mentioned, some regulators have relieving devices built-in. These are almost universal on the 1/4" filter-regulators used as point-of-use regulation. Fisher 67FR, Masoneilan 80-4, or the one they sell at Home Depot for use with an airbrush...That way if you have it all piped up and you are winding the adjustment knob to set the pressure,and you pass the setpoint, it will relieve if you unwind the set knob a bit. But if they leak through, the relief feature also will keep the downstream pressure from exceding set. Thjat's OK on air, but if you have the regulator on nitrogen you may displace the local atmosphere and create a hazard, or if the regulator is on something flammable like Natural Gas, there may be a potential for a kaboom.
Steam regulators can't have soft seats because of temperature, but as long as they leak more slowly than the steam condenses in the downstream piping, the pressure will not rise, and the steam traps will take out the condensate.
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