Solenoids
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Considering Valve Specification & Installation, Flow Control - Best Practices & Technology to Ensure Long-Term Performance - Matt Migliore - When specifying valves for a given application, it is important to first determine the intended function. A lack of functional understanding is often where valve performance issues begin. The user, rather than fully considering the application in which the valve will operate finds later on that the valve isn’t all that well suited to meet the needs of the job it is being asked to do. Thus it is worthwhile answering a few simple questions when considering a valve purchase.
Solenoid Valve Technology,Technical Characteristics Function, Terminology and Construction types -A very useful overview of solenoid operation, construction, terminology and operating parameters.
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Valve
Configuration Goes Next Generation
- Today’s Online Tools Ease the Valve Selection Process - Matt
Migliore - The process of fluid handling systems design, like many engineering
tasks, has changed drastically with the emergence
of Internet-based business over the past
10-15 years. And perhaps nowhere is this
evolutionary trend more evident today than in the
area of valve specification, as the era of massive binders full of product
data sheets makes way for a new generation of online tools aimed
at streamlining the valve selection process.
Optimizing Power Management in Solenoid Valves -By Stephen Glaudel -Vice President, Engineering ASCO Valve, Americas -This paper covers the basic operation of solenoid valves, including useful techniques and technology for optimizing performance, power consumption, and cost of operation, in either AC or DC powered applications.
Understanding Applications, Uses Key to Solenoid Valve Selection, Plant Engineering - David Zolobinski, William Mudd and Gregory Byrne - This paper covers common applications and issues associated with solenoid valves. It also has a very useful trouble shooting guide plus a section on new developments - Thanks to ASCO and www.plantengineering.com
Solenoid Pilot Valves for Valve Actuation - Bill Reeson - This paper helps users select the correct pilot valve construction for an application - Thanks to ASCO and valve magazine.
Not Your Father's Valve - "The Old Iron Workhorse Gets a Makeover" - Matt Migliore - This article highlights how microprocessors are enabling the development of smaller and faster solenoid valves.
How to Install, Troubleshoot and Maintain Solenoid Valves- Good Installation and Maintenance Tips.
Solenoid Valve Engineering Information- This excellent engineering information sheet details most of what you need to know in regards to selecting a solenoid valve. It details maximum/minimum pressures and temperatures, viscosity, response times, valve seat tightness and degrees of protection provided by electrical enclosures (IP code)
KV Calculation from ASCO-This program helps you calculate the Kv, the flow rate and the differential pressure of a valve or solenoid valve. (Pressure, lenght and temperature unit conversion integrated in the program). This program operates with Excel™ software(Microsoft™).
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To
Repair or Replace? - Solenoid Valve Maintenance & Troubleshooting Strategy
- Michael D’Amato - The small yet
robust solenoid valve is a powerful electromechanical gatekeeper. It has the
important task of controlling the flow of liquid, air, gases or particles for a
larger system. Yet even the most reliable of valves can fatigue or become
inoperable, thus shutting down or affecting a system’s performance. As with
any mechanical apparatus, proactive maintenance of a solenoid valve can extend
life and ensure consistent operation - from flowcontrolnetwork.com
Understanding
Solenoid Valves - Solenoid valves are highly engineered products that can be
used in many diverse and unique system applications. A brief overview of the
components and functional varieties of solenoid valves - from achrnews.com
Food
Grade Solenoid Valves and NSF/FDA Regulatory Approval -
Solenoid Valve Engineering Information from Spartan Scientific
Solenoid Valves Trouble Shooting Guide & FAQ - A useful troubleshooting guide from solenoidvalvesuk.
Solenoid Valve Common Symbols - From Connexion Developments Ltd
Solenoid
Valve Seal Basic Guide - Selecting the correct sealing
material for your solenoid valve requires an understanding of available sealing
materials. Seals are usually the most limiting factor of a solenoid valve. The
seal selection should take the following items into consideration;
- Chemical properties of the media
- Temperature of the media
- Pressure to be used
From solenoidvalvesuk
How to Specify Solenoid Valves for a Particular Safety Integrity Level - S.A. Nagy - Selection must be done with care and understanding of safety and reliability standards to avoid the risks associated with an operational failure of a critical plant system - thanks to chem.info