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Everything about Valve
Flow control device
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from higher pressure to lower pressure. The word is derived from the Latin valva, which describes the moving part of a door, in turn from volvere, which means to turn or roll. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ValveA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Pneumatic Noise Study of Multi-Stage Sleeve Control ValveInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Heart valve diseaseThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Valve timing and valve lift control mechanism for enginesCited 38 times
- Go sideways: Check valveA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Globe valveA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Valve timing and valve lift control mechanism for engines
Two-dimensional pressure control valve
Control valve noise
Optimizing valve actuator parameters to enhance control valve performance
Control Valve Flow Coefficients
Control Valve Noise
Throttle Valve Position Control System
Tensiometer-irrigation Control Valve
🆕 Influential since 2022
Pneumatic Noise Study of Multi-Stage Sleeve Control Valve
Performance improvement of a control valve with energy harvesting
Erosion Wear Analysis on Valve Cage of Cage-Typed Sleeve Control Valve for Coal Liquefaction
Hydraulic valve design methodology for hydro turbine control system
CMAC-PID Composite Control for the Position Control of a Fully Variable Valve System
📚 Books worth reading
Heart valve diseaseManuel Antunes · 2006
Control valve primerBaumann, Hans D. · 1991- 📕Control valvesChester S. Beard · 1957
I. I-em-hotep and ancient Egyptian medicineRichard Caton · 1904- 📕Final control elementsChester S. Beard · 1969
- 📕Fluid controlWilliam F. Waller · 1970
Developments in valves and actuators for fluid controlInternational Conference on Development in Valves and Actuators for Fluid Control (3rd 1990 Bournemouth, England) · 1990
The prevention of valvular disease of the heartRichard Caton · 1900
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🔗 Related topics
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