Questions tagged [valves]
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Selecting a water pump for low flow and 1 Bar pressure
I am designing a small automatic drip irrigation system. There will be about 10-15 drippers. Flow through the system will be about 1 l/minute, but this may change if expanding or reducing the system. ...
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Approximating volume flow based on valve opening
I want to approximate the volume flow going through heating/cooling units, but all I have are valve openings (unit=%). Since the valve does not have a linear relationship between its opening and its ...
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Pneumatically operated three way valves
I basically need to replace these valves with a modern equivalent
It’s a pneumatically actuated three way valve for high pressure and flow rate (200 bar, 50 liters/minute). The liquid is basically ...
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Can air flow occur in both directions in a 2 way solenoid valve?
I'm designing a system where I need to fill and exhaust air from an an air bag. The air will be supplied from a dc motor. As of right now I've been considering placing a 2 way solenoid valve for air ...
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Part to pierce the valve on a 16g CO2 cartridge and connect to a Solenoid valve
The specific part that I’m after is something that can connect to a solenoid valve and a CO2 cartridge that will break the seal on the end of the CO2 cartridge.
The solenoid valve connection is ...
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Is there a valve design or system that can do this?
I am trying to come up with a way to bleed air from a tube to avoid air (gas) from reaching the other end of the tube. Is there a way to do this automatically? It must be able to work in all ...
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0 energy one way valves [closed]
Is there such thing as a check valve that takes no energy from water for water to pass through? What is the name of this/these check valve type/s? I barely know anything about engineering, just have ...
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Does it make sense to have a pressure and flow controller on a single closed line?
I have seen P&IDs in which a single line has both a pressure and flow control valve. Based on my understanding of Bernoulli's equation however this doesn't make sense to me - because ultimately ...
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USB solenoid valve driver (<1A) with hit and hold
Hi I'm looking for a USB controllable (or less ideally a serial interface of some other kind) solenoid controller that can switch up to 8 small (<1A) solenoid valves with hit and hold*.
The best I ...
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How can I keep my soda bottle at atmospheric pressure while dispensing the liquid via a sealed system pump?
I am making a "bar bot" and I am trying to figure out a way to dispense soda without it going flat. I am using a bunch of peristaltic pumps:
Which luckily remain sealed at rest. I was ...
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Divide Flow and Maintain Pressure
Im in the process of building an espresso machine from readily available parts. I have a solenoid pump that supplies pressurized hot water to the coffee grounds. I want to be able to tune the pressure ...
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maintenance of steady flow through pressure or mass flow
let's say I have two points in a line, A and B. Between them there is a valve that can regulate the amount of the stream from A to B. Considering that there is a steady flow of the stream between A ...
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Is there a type of check valve that allows gas to flow in both direction but stops liquid from flowing back?
I have a pressure regulator to maintain a specified pressure in a vessel that also contains a liquid. The regulator can pressurize or relieve pressure of the vessel. I want to prevent the liquid from ...
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How to periodically shut down a recirculating hot water solar thermal system
I am posed with a scenario where a hot water solar thermal system has been setup. The system comprises of a cold water tank, heating arrays and then a hot water tank. The system is closed loop and ...
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Using one electrical pump for multiple hoses
I'm currently trying to figure out a cheap way to build a cocktail machine.
For now the machine should have about 20-30 possible input liquids. These liquids should remain in their original bottle ...
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How to inflate or deflate a bouncy ball that lacks a standard valve?
I found this bouncy ball in my garage. It is too deflated to use and too inflated to store, so I would like to inflate it or deflate it. It doesn't have a standard valve for a bike pump: the only ...
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Equation to calculate flow rate
Assume you have a solid walled sphere with an opening of diameter x. The sphere has volume 0.02 litres and has air at 1.4 bars.
What general equation would be appropriate to correctly size the ...
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Help with simple hydraulic circuit to use for a four legged Robot
Firstly i am new to hydraulics, i want to build a hydraulic circuit that powers 4 cylinders at each leg of a Quad-Wheeled-Robot. The idea is to move the Chassis of the Robot up and down in all ...
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PC Controllable DC Power supply (0-30V)
I have a Proportional solenoid valve that uses a 0-30VDC for control (opening the orifice) I only have capability to provide 0-5V or 0-10V. I need to control the valve using my PC. Is there any DC ...
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How are the modern hydraulic cylinders very precisely controlled?
My guess is that they use brushless Motors that in turn powers the hydraulic pump.
But there must be some kind of valve that could help in the process. Still the burning question is just by adjusting ...
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Valve advice for chiller test rig
I am in the process of designing a chiller test rig, of which a very simplified diagram would be (the quick coupling might just be replaced by a non-return valve):
I am struggling to find the type of ...
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Create low velocity pressure drop?
I need to create a variable 3-7 psi / 0.2-0.5 bar in a low density gas running through some piping. I can calculate the required Cv factor to do this with a valve would be in the 30-200 range. Looking ...
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Liquid Rocket Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagram: Standards and Presentation
I'm working on a team to build a liquid sounding rocket as a school project. We need to present our plumbing and instrumentation diagram, but we are butting heads on what program and standards we ...
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Build Device for Emitting Weak Air Bursts at Specified Frequency
I'm a neuroscientist interested in building a device to replicate the following study.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24924-9
Essentially, they sent air through a nose catheter to ...
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Is this Proportional Electro-pneumatic valve a direct replacement for other valves listed?
In the midst of trying to redesign the pneumatic subsystem of a combined system, I'm at the point of validating a new valve would serve as a direct replacement. The reason for the redesign is an ...
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Is there a male and female valve that is closed until connected together?
I'm trying to make a quick release male and female connector similar to the one shown here.
One connector is attached to the bottom of a container filled with liquid. When it is not connected it is ...
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What is the point of this valve that only allows air in and not liquid?
I'm looking at googles mocktails maker. And it puts 2 holes in a container. 1 hole is connected to a pump that will take water out and the other connects to a backflow prevention valve that only ...
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Liquid phase gas flow through valve
I have been trying to figure out how to calculate the required dimensions for liquid phase gas through a solenoid valve. Many companies (Swagelok, Bürkert, Asco) provide "Flow coefficient calculators" ...
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Reduce 180 degree rotation to 90 degree rotation without gears
I am actuating a small ceramic rotary valve with a cheap mg996 servo motor. The valve has a 90 degree max rotation from fully closed to fully open. Currently I have the servo shaft directly coupled to ...
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Check valve with precise cracking pressure
I have two containers of air, one at 100 kPa and rising, the other at 30 kPa and decreasing. I need a valve that lets air through when the pressure difference is >70 kPa. Where would I find a valve ...
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Typical tolerances for valve lift using a camshaft?
I am working on a linear actuator for a valve.
Wondering if anyone out there can point me towards the tolerances that are used for valve lift in a typical internal combustion engine using a camshaft?...
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Why does the water pressure initially drop then stabilize when pressure testing a valve?
Sometimes the dropping goes on so long(10-15 minutes) that the test is thrown out and the valve is opened and filled with water for a longer period of time. Pressure testers claim that it is because ...
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Deflection of a stack of disks under applied force/pressure
I'm trying to calculate the deflection of a stack of metallic disks, when subjected to a force.
In the case of the figure below, representing a valve for a shock absorber, the force is due to a ...
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How to find the balance position of valve downstream a tank?
We have a tank which has a constant inflow of water (Qi). The level (h) of water in tank is controlled by opening/ closing (l) a valve downstream of the tank. Overflow height of the tank is 4 meter. I ...
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Can I make check valve in simple workshop?
I need a check valve ( one way valve ) for my project which has less actuation force (IDK real term. shouldn't require high pressure for inflow of fluid) and I searched in market for the valve but ...
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How to maintain a static negative pressure in a valve?
My target is to create a valve with multiple inlet capillaries. And my output is a pipe of a larger diameter. I do not want to use any electrical systems, and at the same time, I want to maintain ...
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where to find / what to call a 3/4 inch air valve that can be opened/closed electrically? [closed]
I'm looking for something like this air valve:
(as discussed in https://engineering.stackexchange.com/a/12404/12007)
But I need to tube to be wider (3/4 in), the tube to be shorter (the shorter the ...
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Automated valve for testing module
I work frequently with materials sensitive to oxygen and moisture, within a glove box. However, there are frequently times I want to move these samples from the glove box to a scanning electron ...
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Best types of valves for dirty services
I've just started to learn Gate, Globe, Ball, and Butterfly valves.
I'm thinking about "dirty services" now.
Which types of valves are most suitable for dirty services, and what characteristics ...
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Valve first,then heat exchanger OR heat exchanger first then valve
In my exam, I was given 2 options to design a process. Assuming a saturated liquid coming out from the separator, A) should the stream pass through a valve to reduce pressure, then to heat exchanger ...
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Can PWM be used to control the flow of a solenoid valve?
Most cheap pump can achieve, according to the Amazon page, around 5 PSI and I would need something a way higher that can still be controlled.
I have this solenoid valve.
Can I use pulse-width ...
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Why to avoid low and high fluid velocities in hydraulic systems
I know that different geometries of piping, orifices etc... have different critical Reynolds values. If the value is exceeded laminar stream will turn to a turbulent form which causes a variety of ...
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What valve to use to divert incoming air from a pipe to another pipe stream?
There's an 4 inch exhaust stream that's emitting air at 2000CFM, I want to divide the exhaust in a 'Y' kind of outlet with two pipes.
If State 0- Exhaust out through one pipe.
If state 1- Exhaust ...
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What is this plumbing apparatus?
This device is about five feet tall. It is located in a ground-floor alcove in the exterior of a commercial building on a public street in Santa Monica, California.
Each of the chained manual valve ...
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Liquid vs. gas check valves
Suppose that I want to transport gases in a tube in only one direction. Can a liquid check valve be used in place of a gas check valve or is there a specific reason to use only a gas check valve?
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Toy ball check valve functionality and details
In the making of an inflatable toy ball (think of a basketball), a check valve is used to assist the user in the inflation of the ball by preventing backflow of inserted air. Is this check valve made ...
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Chicken feeder design and valve [closed]
(I'm not really sure what SE to post this on, so if this is inappropriate, my apologies)
I'd like to be able to remotely control the amount of chicken feed in the feeder. Here's how I envision the ...
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Best way to maintain flow of fluid under head?
I have a crucible with molten metal flowing under its own head. As per torricelli's law the velocity of the fluid would be $\sqrt{2gh}$.
Is there any mechanism with which I can maintain a constant ...
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How much is too much control valve cycling?
In a textbook on process controls, I read that when tuning a controller there must be a balance between performance and excessive control element cycling. My question is, what corresponds excessive ...
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Water valve for over 120C temperature
I am making a project where i need to put a water valve below the tank and then need to open it automatically but the problem is that already available brass electric valves aren't good enough to ...
