alexandermyers4's Journal
 
[Most Recent Entries] [Calendar View] [Friends]

Below are the 1 most recent journal entries recorded in alexandermyers4's InsaneJournal:

    Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
    1:43 am
    A history of the Valves
    Valves are popular and widely used within the industrial process, along with our everyday life. ASME Valves We would be familiar with them used for LPG stoves and water faucet for our daily use. And considering the various machines, including gas engines, compressors, pumps and vehicles, the indispensable parts will be the valves.

    About 4000 years ago, Chinese people had learnt to make use of something such as bamboo or cork in water pipe to control the flow of the water. And with the progression of the Smelting technology and hydraulic machinery, the corks are replaced through the plug manufactured from copper in Europe. Using the wide utilization of boiler, lever and weight safety one came into being in 1681. Furthermore, the invention of steamer leads that it is applicable in mechanical industry. At the moment, butterfly and slide valve are used to regulate the flow and fulfill the higher requirements. Afterward, the stop valves with a threaded stem and gate valves having a trapezoidal threaded stem are invented to adapt to the more plus more complex working conditions. As well as the The first world war earns plenty of technology, proposing the creation of valves in to a new stage.

    Most of the time, they are the devices accustomed to control the flow rate, pressure or direction flow of the liquids, gases, gas-liquid mixtures or solid-liquid mixtures. It commonly consists of valve body, bonnet, seat, hoist parts, drive mechanism, seals and fastening parts.

    In line with the functions, valves are divides into six categories: cut-off valves, control valves, check valves, dividing valves, safety valves and multi-purpose valves. They hold their own specification respectively. Cut-off valves are mainly useful for fluid pathway, while control valves are primarily for controlling the fluid pressure, flow, etc. And appearance valves affects well in preventing the opposite flow of fluid. Dividing valves are utilized for your distribution of the flow into two-phase separated directions. And definitely, the security valves are made ASME Valves from your consideration to ensure the the reassurance of working process. Finally, multi-purpose valves are valves exceeding one function.

    It is advisable to find the proper valves mainly basing about the consideration of the specifications. Every type and material holds its pros and cons. Think hard prior to you making decision. Along with the quick growth and development of the modern nuclear industry, petrochemical industry, electronic industry and aerospace industry, the demands and requirement for the valves will probably be keeping getting higher. Perhaps, it is a possiblity to produce valves aiming to the thought of energy saving, labor saving and automation.
About InsaneJournal