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BOLT LOAD CALCULATION
Hi Guys, My question may start as weird and weirder as you go along, but would help get rid of the useless thoughts. I am calculating my bolt load, and minimum pretension based on the worst case of the three cases, 1) minimum seating stress (πbGy)=Wg1 2) working condition (2πbGPw +...- Ahsan96
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- Forum: ASME (mechanical) Code Issues
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Operating a H2 type Choke Valve (API 6A)
Hi Members, I had designed a typical Choke Valve (H2 type), stem, and needle type, but facing a very unusual problem while testing. As per API 6A, we need to do validation testing by checking the valve during the operating cycle. See below process However, when we apply rated working...- Ahsan96
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- Forum: Valve engineering
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Flow Coefficient calculation of Choke Valves
Hi Members, I have just started working on control valves such as Choke Valves, the typical needle and stem type. Now I am looking for reading material or general calculations I can use to calculate Pressure loss and Cv Value theoretically for choke valves, which I can later verify through...- Ahsan96
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- Forum: Valve engineering
