Diaphragm valve hydraulic behavior depending on operating pressure

In this study, a hydraulically operated and diaphragm-actuated type of diaphragm valve using an elastic diaphragm was tested. With this type of valve, the opening fraction depends on the pipeline pressure; thus, it is important to determine the minimum operating pressure. The outlet pressure was rev...

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Autores: Monserrat Viscarri, Joaquín, Rubio, A., Cots Rubió, Lluís
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/66704
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001422
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/66704
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Enginyeria hidràulica
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Hydraulic engineering
Irrigation
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Sumario:In this study, a hydraulically operated and diaphragm-actuated type of diaphragm valve using an elastic diaphragm was tested. With this type of valve, the opening fraction depends on the pipeline pressure; thus, it is important to determine the minimum operating pressure. The outlet pressure was revealed as the critical pressure ensuring the full opening. The valve flow coefficient was found to be a good indicator of the valve opening fraction. A test procedure was presented to determine the minimum outlet pressure. The pressure had to be continuously increased during testing to avoid hysteresis. An unsteady valve behavior was observed after a sudden intense pressure drop.