Tag
#valves
2 topics across all disciplines.
Valve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing
Gate, globe, ball, butterfly and check valves explained by what each is built to do. Why throttling with a gate valve destroys it, what double block and bleed means, and how check valves slam.
Valve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops
Pneumatic, electric and hydraulic actuators, why a spring is what makes fail-safe possible, how fail open and fail closed are chosen per service, and what a positioner actually does.