What is a Link Seal? Its Advantages, Applications, Sizing, Working, and Installation
Link-Seals are mechanical seals for creating air, water, or a gas-tight seal between a pipe and a core hole. They are available in a belt form with a series of interconnecting rubber links, pressure...
What is Valve Coefficient (Cv) or Flow Coefficient? | Importance of Valve Cv
What is the Valve Coefficient? The Valve Coefficient or Flow Coefficient of a valve is a convenient method to relate flow rates to the pressure drop. It provides a relative measure of the...
What is a Cryogenic Valve in Piping? Its Features and Applications
What is a Cryogenic Valve? Piping and Pipeline systems handling liquid hydrogen, oxygen, helium, nitrogen, liquefied natural gas, or similar very cold fluids require to use of cryogenic valves....
What are Spool Valves? Their Types, Working, Construction, and Design Considerations
A spool valve is part of a hydraulic system that controls/regulates the fluid flow of the system. The valve is made up of cylindrical spools that rotate or slide to allow or stop the flow. Spool...
What is a Pinch Valve? Working, Types, Selection, and Advantages of a Pinch Valve
A pinch valve is a flex-body valve with a flexible tube that can be pushed together or “pinched” mechanically through a mechanism or through fluid pressure to create a full closure of the flow...
What is a Solenoid Valve? A solenoid valve is an electromechanical valve that operates using an in-built actuator in the form of an electrical coil and a plunger. An electrical signal controls the...
