×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Choke valve vs. blowout preventer

Choke valve vs. blowout preventer

Choke valve vs. blowout preventer

(OP)
Hi Guys,

what is the difference between a "choke valve" and a "blowout preventer"?

Is a choke like it's name implies literally choking the flow, i.e. flowcontrol?

Does it have other functions besides the above?

How are choke valves engineered? Are they designed based on hand calculations or with FEA? And how are new designes verified?

Is there a certain procedure before such a valve can be used, i.e. may be sold?


Any input more than welcome!



 

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources