All,
I am just looking through a document with break out torque calculation for a ball valve and was wondering if anyone out there could explain these calculation:
Torque due to piston effect and torque du to spring load; see attached file for calculations...
Hi,
Wikipedia: GLAND
Etymology
19th century. Etymology unknown.
Noun
gland (plural glands)
(mechanical) a compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier. Examples:
a. used around a...