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RPTFE seat shows swelling with glycol water mix
Hello, I have an application where the media is 50/50 water-GLycol, using a buttefly valve, with RPTFE seat. Temp is 232F, 35 psi and the seat is showing swelling, the valve has been in operation less than a year. I can't find a chart that would give me temp ratings for Reinforced teflon and...- hp1996
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- Replies: 14
- Forum: Valve engineering
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Water glycol mix is swelling the RPTFE seat
Hello, I have an application where the media is 50/50 water-GLycol, using a buttefly valve, with RPTFE seat. Temp is 232F, 35 psi and the seat is showing swelling, the valve has been in operation less than a year. I can't find a chart that would give me temp ratings for Reinforced teflon and...- hp1996
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- Replies: 2
- Forum: Material engineering general discussion
