kv: Valve flow coefficient

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

View source: R/valve_hydrailic_functions.R

Description

The valve flow coefficient Kv is defined as the number of cubic meters per hour of water that will flow through a control valve at a specified position of the control valve (travel) h with a differential pressure Delta P (p1-p2) across it.

Usage

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kv(p1, p2, flow, temp = 15.6)

Arguments

p1

Inlet pressure [bar]

p2

Outlet pressure [bar]

flow

flow in m³/h

temp

temperature is in Celsius.

Value

kv Flow coefficient in m³/h

Examples

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kv(2, 1, 200)

ratral/wcontrolvalve documentation built on Nov. 26, 2020, 11:18 p.m.