Lecture # 6

Department of Mechatronics and Control Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
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Shuttle Valves:
 Most common form of directional control valve is the shuttle or spool valve.
 Have a spool moving horizontally within the valve body.
 Raised areas, termed as lands , block or open ports
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Shuttle Valves:
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Poppet Valves:
Balls , discs or cones are used to control flow.
Advantages:
 Simple
 Cheap
 Robust
 virtually leak free
 low wear rates, rapid response etc

Disadvantage:
 Large force is required to operate them
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Poppet Valves:
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Rotary Valves:
Have a rotating spool which aligns with the holes in the valve casing to give the
required operation.
Operate with only low pressures.
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Pressure Control Valves:
Three Main Types:

 Pressure Regulating Valves: keeps pressure constant.

 Pressure Limiting Valves: Often referred to as pressure relief valves

 Pressure Sequence Valves: senses the pressure of an external line, compare it with a
preset value and gives the valve when preset value is
reached.
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Pressure Control Valves:
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Pressure Control Valves:
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Pressure Control Valves:
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Pressure Control Valves:
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Non Return Valve:
Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems by W. Bolton
Chapter 3: Control Valves
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