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valve
Butterfly valve
Globe valve
Check valve
Pressure relief valve
Drain valve
Practical applications:
The maintenance
costs are usually low.
Unguided disc
movement is affected
by flow turbulence.
Potential for
cavitations and
choke.
Uses:
Applications:
Easy
to repair
Good and simple for
operation
It is uni-directional
Cost is more
Check
Unidirectional
No
need of external
force to open or
close
Hard
to determine
weather the valve is
open or closed
Difficult to assemble
The
Low
Cost
Simple
No need of power
supply
High
overpressure
necessary for full lift
(100% or more in
some cases)
Set Pressure not
readily adjustable
Applications:
Noises in pipes
Water hammer
Splashes
No
skills required
for usage
Can be installed
easily
Can with stand
more pressure
Automated
drain
valves are costly
Automated drain
valves are prone to
repairs
METERS
Meters are the devices which are used to determine
the quantity of water flowing through pipes.
Meters are especially used in private building,
public building ,industries etc!!
Meters types
Meters are of two types:-
construction
In areas subject to freezing temperatures,
In warm areas, hydrants are used with one or more valves in the
above-ground portion. Unlike with cold-weather hydrants, it is
possible to turn the water supply on and off to each port. This
style is known as a "wet barrel" hydrant
Appearance
Hydrant in germany
Czech example
Hydrant in brazil
Hydrant in greece
Types of hydrants
1) flush hydrants
2)post hydrants
Flush hydrants
It is installed in
post hydrant
The barrel of the hydrant