Modern processing plants use a variety of control loop networks to deliver a finished product to the market.Such control loops,like control valves,are designed to keep process variables such as pressure,temperature,sp...Modern processing plants use a variety of control loop networks to deliver a finished product to the market.Such control loops,like control valves,are designed to keep process variables such as pressure,temperature,speed,flow,etc.within the appropriate operating range and to ensure a quality product is produced.All control valves have a bypass so that production can proceed if maintenance is needed for the control valve as part of the control loop.The important point is that in both operation and maintenance situations,the bypass valve and the control valve should have approximately the same flow capacity to provide nearly the same amount of pressure.This paper presents a case study in seawater service on the selection of manual bypass valves for a 16″control valve in class 150 and titanium material.A 16″butterfly valve of class 150 was chosen for the control valve bypass,which provided a much higher flow capacity than the control valve.In this paper,four solutions are recommended to achieve the same coefficient value(Cv)for the control and bypass valve.Using the reduced size butterfly valve could be the cheapest and best solution.On the other hand,selecting the same control valve for bypass line is the most expensive but maybe the most reliable solution.Using a flow orifice for throttling could be ranked as the second expensive option and the second reliable one.Selection of butterfly valve for throttling is the second cheapest option,but it has the least reliability.Different parameters such as space and weight saving,cost as well as reliability have been considered in evaluation of different solutions.展开更多
Loop heat pipes (LHPs) were designed for the alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS-02) to dissipate heat from the cryocoolers. A bypass valve is applied to the LHP to keep the cryocooler temperature above its limit (...Loop heat pipes (LHPs) were designed for the alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS-02) to dissipate heat from the cryocoolers. A bypass valve is applied to the LHP to keep the cryocooler temperature above its limit (-20℃) in cold environment. Extensive experiments were performed on operation characteristics of LHPs with the bypass valve for AMS-02 during thermal vacuum and thermal balance (TVTB) test. We found that the bypass valve can start up successfully in cold environment. With the bypass valve, the evaporator temperature is stable and can meet the requirement of the cryocooler. We analyzed three operating modes of the bypass valve. Set point temperature and regulation temperature shifts were observed and their relations with the bypass valve temperature were given.展开更多
文摘Modern processing plants use a variety of control loop networks to deliver a finished product to the market.Such control loops,like control valves,are designed to keep process variables such as pressure,temperature,speed,flow,etc.within the appropriate operating range and to ensure a quality product is produced.All control valves have a bypass so that production can proceed if maintenance is needed for the control valve as part of the control loop.The important point is that in both operation and maintenance situations,the bypass valve and the control valve should have approximately the same flow capacity to provide nearly the same amount of pressure.This paper presents a case study in seawater service on the selection of manual bypass valves for a 16″control valve in class 150 and titanium material.A 16″butterfly valve of class 150 was chosen for the control valve bypass,which provided a much higher flow capacity than the control valve.In this paper,four solutions are recommended to achieve the same coefficient value(Cv)for the control and bypass valve.Using the reduced size butterfly valve could be the cheapest and best solution.On the other hand,selecting the same control valve for bypass line is the most expensive but maybe the most reliable solution.Using a flow orifice for throttling could be ranked as the second expensive option and the second reliable one.Selection of butterfly valve for throttling is the second cheapest option,but it has the least reliability.Different parameters such as space and weight saving,cost as well as reliability have been considered in evaluation of different solutions.
基金supported by the Major Project of Technology Transfer of Shandong Province (Grant No. 2009ZHZX1A1105)
文摘Loop heat pipes (LHPs) were designed for the alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS-02) to dissipate heat from the cryocoolers. A bypass valve is applied to the LHP to keep the cryocooler temperature above its limit (-20℃) in cold environment. Extensive experiments were performed on operation characteristics of LHPs with the bypass valve for AMS-02 during thermal vacuum and thermal balance (TVTB) test. We found that the bypass valve can start up successfully in cold environment. With the bypass valve, the evaporator temperature is stable and can meet the requirement of the cryocooler. We analyzed three operating modes of the bypass valve. Set point temperature and regulation temperature shifts were observed and their relations with the bypass valve temperature were given.