control valve; valve flow coefficient; piping geometry factor
Issue Date
2006-11
Publisher
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PUBLISHING LTD
Citation
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART E-JOURNAL OF PROCESS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, v. 200, No. E4, Page. 217-220
Abstract
This study investigates the effect of the attached fitting on the valve flow coefficient. Four types of fittings were mounted on the downstream of a valve. It is concluded that the valve flow coefficient must be corrected by a piping geometric factor around 0.81, regardless of the type of the fitting attached.