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What Valve Type
What Valve Type
f you have any Cv values for 16" and 12" glove valves, please let me know, I
can understand that it varies depending on manufacturers valve sizes, but
anyway. I want to calculate approximately.
1. No experience in globe valves of size > 8" (post no 10). Web indicates
availability of 12" - 14" - 16" globe control valves (e.g. Valtek), but their Cvs
cannot be found. C R Branan's "Pocket Guide to Chemical engineering" (Gulf
1999), Control valve design - Table 1-6 - liquid flow, indicates Cv=12*d2 as a
rough estimate in the absence of specific data, where d=valve diameter
(inches). Nevertheless no limit of d size is mentioned. The coefficient is 32
(average) for butterfly valves, instead of 12 for globe valves.
Note: Suppose you install a 12" globe, understood Cv = 12*122=1728
GPM(psi)--0.5; P due to flow restriction (16"/12") and enlargement is not
included. Coefficient is 11.5 for single-seat top guided globe.
2. Not having experience on butterfly control valves in liquid service, they
are used so and should be also considered. Probably pricing will be the
decisive factor. An expert could clarify it now, apart from technical matters. I
do not know whether a butterfly valve of lower size (e.g. 14" or 12") would be
recommended.
with taking into account all above mentioned parameters, we can select the
best possible control valve size. but also we have to note that valve size
selection depends on pipe size as well, for instance, we can not use 6" valve
while pipe size is 16".
The common standard in OIL and Gas industry is that
we have to select a size for valve at least one size more than half of the pipe
size. i mean that for example if the pipe size is 16", so half of it is 8" and so
minimum possible valve size would be 10" which is one size bigger than 8".