Proportional pressure reducing valve is a valve that uses the pressure difference generated by the different cross-sectional areas of the piston at both ends inside the valve body to change the pressure behind the valve. It is a valve that can regulate and stabilize the pressure of the medium based on a fixed proportional relationship between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure. It is widely used in high-rise building water supply, industrial equipment and other fields. The characteristic of this valve is that it can maintain a certain pressure reduction ratio under different pressure conditions, ensuring the normal operation of downstream equipment.
working principle
When there is no water on the pipe network behind the valves, the valve is closed and the pressure ratio before and after the valve is a constant value; When the fire hydrant or nozzle is used to spray water in the pipeline network behind the valve, the pressure in front of the valve is greater than the pressure behind the valve, which pushes the piston to move backwards and opens the valve. The pressure in the pipeline network behind the valve decreases with the increase of flow until it reaches the equilibrium position, and the piston stops moving. When the pipeline network stops using water after the valve, due to the increase in pressure at the rear end of the piston, the piston loses its balance and moves forward, and the valve closes. The common pressure reduction ratios of proportional reducing pressure valve include 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 3:2, 5:2, etc., and special ratio pressure reducing valves can also be designed according to requirements.
When installing a proportional pressure reducing valve, the following points should be noted:
Before installation, the pipeline should be flushed clean and a Y-shaped filter should be installed in front of the valve.
2. Gate valve or butterfly valve must be installed before and after the valve to cut off the water source during maintenance.
3. It is recommended to install vertically to avoid eccentric wear of the lower part caused by gravity.
4. In high-rise building fire water system, to ensure uninterrupted water supply, the pressure reducing valve group should be designed as two sets of the same diameter in parallel, with one set in operation and the other set as backup.
5. Pressure gauges should be installed before and after the proportional pressure reducing valve to observe the changes in pressure before and after the valve, and to monitor the pressure reducing effect and working condition of the valve.