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  1. brighton4

    Why is it called gland?

    Just relaised, you wrote why is it called gland not what does it mean.. apologies for the misunderstanding
  2. brighton4

    Why is it called gland?

    Hi all, If you're talking about glands in reference to valves? then a gland packing is the space around a valve stem as it rises up from the valve. I think its a safety feature which ensures pressurised fluid doesn't escape... Hope this helps
  3. brighton4

    Derivation of Swamee Jain equation

    Hey everyone, Im doing some work on valve flow coefficients and at the moment am writing a report of my research/calculations. I'm writing about the friction factor and was wondering where the Swamee Jain Equation comes from? is there a derivation of it, if so does anyone know where I can find...
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