Control Valve Sizing Basics: What is Pressure Drop?

Learn more about pressure drop in control valves and how it's used in the control valve sizing equation.

Key takeaways:
- Pressure drop definition
- Pressure drop calculation
- Importance of pressure drop data in the control valve sizing equation and why it is critical for proper valve selection

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[khaliddrar]

Very informative and well-expkainedvideo

[luishumbertoruizbetanzos]

pressure drop also known as pressure loss is an important selection criteria for control valves as it's used in the sizing calculation let's define the term pressure drop show how it's calculated and discuss why it's important for engineers designing flow systems the difference in pressure as measured between two points in a pipe with flowing fluid for a control valve the pressure drop is the difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure it varies with flow the calculation for pressure drop looks like this Delta P equals p1 minus p2 the pressure drop is usually measured in pounds per square inch differential or psi D Inlet or upstream pressure is shown as p1 outlet or downstream pressure is shown as p2 p1 is measured two pipe diameters upstream of the valve p2 is measured six pipe diameters downstream of the valve your process or instrumentation Department will provide these variables to calculate the pressure drop across a valve subtract the outlet pressure from the inlet pressure for example if p1 is 3000 psi and p2 is 2, 000 psi the pressure drop will equal 1000 psi D if the flow rate is going to vary repeat the calculation of p1 and p2 at each flow rate pressure drop data is used in the control valve sizing equation and is critical for proper valve selection control valve flow is a function of both the pressure drop across the valve and the valve travel in control valve selection pressure drop plays a role in determining not only the valve and trim style but the materials of construction as well higher pressure drops generally require highly engineered control valves for good performance control valve manufacturers published charts with maximum pressure drop limits for their control valves the charts for Emerson's Fisher control valves can be found in their product bulletins the maximum pressure drop a control valve can tolerate at shut off or when partially or fully open is an important selection criteria globe control valves are generally superior in both regards because of the rugged nature of their moving parts many rotary control valves are limited to pressure drops well below the body pressure rating especially under flowing conditions due to the stresses that high velocity flow imposes on the disc or ball segment thanks for watching.

[abhinikam]

What is pipe diameter . And what should be the unit, mm, cm ?.????

[mazharshaikh]

What is the difference between Cavitation and Falshing.?Can you please.?

[mr_sher]

how will you know what P2 is if you dont know what control valve you are choosing????

[VladimirDolgih]

Why p2 is measured six pipe diameters downstream of the valve? Why can't it be measured right at the outlet?

[SamA-xugy]

Why does pressure drop in the globe valve?