Control valve sizing, liquid flow

A. Critical pressure ratio Rc for liquids 1 0.95 0.9 0.85

Rc
not water water
all liquids except H2O

Rc 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Pv/Pc 0.93 0.86 0.83 0.8 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.76 0.74 0.72 0.69

0.8 0.75 0.7 0.65 0.6 0 0.2 0.4

Pv / Pc

Water Rc Pv/Pc 0.00 0.95 0.16 0.83 0.31 0.795 0.47 0.77 0.63 0.76 0.79 0.73 0.94 0.68 1.00 0.67 B.

0.6

0.8

Uncertainly of 0.01 units on Rc is possible, taken from a diagram Curves are not exact due to estimation of their values by eye. Pv=liquid vapor pressure at operating temperature Pc = fluid critical pressure

Valve recovery coefficient Km for several type of valves

Manufacturer's data to be used, if available

VALVE TYPE Conventional globe Conventional globe Conventional globe Ball Ball Angle Angle Angle Camflex Camflex Split body Butterfly Butterfly Cage trim globe Cage trim globe
Note

single/double port single/double port three way full area ball V-ball, modif-bal, etc standard body standard body venturi outlet

full port reduced port

flow tends to open flow tends to close flow tends to close flow tends to close flow tends to open

fishtail conventional unbalanced balanced

Km 0.75 0.65 0.75 0.30 0.40 0.85 0.50 0.20 0.72 0.46 0.80 0.43 0.55 0.80 0.70

Some terminology on valve types not understood, still considered useful

Reference C. R. Branan, "Pocket Guide to Chemical Engineering", Gulf, 1999, p. 15, Control valve design.

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