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Enhancing System Efficiency in Northern Tuscany Water Utility, Italy

Modern water utility systems demand efficient pressure management to reduce non-revenue water and ensure remote connectivity for real-time monitoring and control. Addressing these needs, BERMAD's DELTA controller is increasingly recognized as a reliable modulation control solution. It delivers a significant performance enhancement to system efficiency,

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Colin Kirkland

Colin Kirkland
Colin Kirkland, Air Valve Product Manager & Victoria/Tasmania Technical Sales.
Colin has more than 30 years’ experience working in water supply and irrigation in Australia, including 16 years with BWT. He credits his training at Weir pumps in his native Scotland for providing him with a solid grounding in engineering. Colin is a mechanical engineer and a fitter and turner, who prides himself on taking a hands-on approach when designing and implementing successful installations across all aspects of BWT’s products and markets. As Air Valve Product Manager, Colin performs training seminars in pipeline design incorporating air release valves around Australia.

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Learn from our expert’s 40 years of industry experience in design processes for pressure reducing stations, examples of installations and advice on how to best avoid past mistakes.

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Topics: Waterworks, BERMAD webinar

17 Mar 2020
Last updated date: 22 Dec 2024
Colin Kirkland
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Colin Kirkland

How Does a Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) Work?

Function of a Pressure Reducing Valve

Designed to withstand even the toughest environments, the pressure reducing valve (or PRV) is a hydraulically operated, diaphragm actuated control valve that reduces higher upstream pressure to lower constant downstream pressure—regardless of the fluctuating demand or the varying upstream force. Essentially, the valve maintains a steady state of pressure downstream, heedless of flow.

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Topics: Waterworks, Control valves, Valves, Flow control, Flow Control Valves, Hydraulic Flow Control Valves

Cavitation, which can damage delivery networks, is a given in all water supply systems. However, it is a particular concern in Australia where water supplies are already limited. In systems with inadequate pressure controls, cavitation can lead to significant damage, including pipe bursts, and ultimately a pipe burst if pressure is not properly controlled.  

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Topics: Waterworks

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