19
Mar
2019
Jonathan Ben Asher
Jonathan Ben Asher
Prevention of Water Hammer at Valve Closing
Water hammer due to valve closing is unfortunately a common risk as valve closing dramatically reduces flow – "blocking" the water path. In this short blog, we look at the problem and recommended solutions.
Problem:
Water hammer caused by valve slamming at closing.
- Valve: IR-2"-100 series, commanded by external pressure (no specific application is
Yair Gavish
Recent Posts
An internal control valve, also known as a tubeless valve, is commonly used as an on/off valve in residential landscaping and turfs applications.
The use of internal control valves is less common in commercial irrigation but can be found quite often in greenhouse applications as they allow operational flexibility (N.O. valve and N.C. valve). Internal control valves can be also found installed in the in-field headworks of some agricultural communities around the world.
2 Comments Click here to read/write comments
Topics: Valves, Tubeless valves, Irrigation
Load More
