Pipe Appurtenances Valve and Joint in Water supply Piping
Pipe Appurtenances - Valve
Check Valve:
- These valves are used to check the flow of water in reverse direction.
- These are generally provided on the delivery side of the pump. These valves work automatically.
Pressure reducing valve:
- In hydraulics, a pressure reducing valve serves the same purpose as a "pressure regulator" valve in a compressed air system.
- It is one of a variety of pressure control valves available for hydraulic circuits. It is always used in a branch circuit and never in the full pump flow line.
Air Relief Valve:
- it is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system, pressure might otherwise build up and create a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire.
- The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurised fluid to flow from an auxiliary passage out of the system.
Air Valve:
- Provided at summits to release air pressure.
Relief Valve or Safety valve or cut-off Valve:
- Helps in regulating the water hammer pressure.
Scour valve:
- This valve is used to drain the water out of the pipe system.
Sluice valve:
- These valves are used to regulate the flow of water in the pipe system by dividing into number of sections.
Foot Valve:
- Prevent entry of debris into the pumping system and prevent back flow.
Butterfly valve:
- Regulate and Stop the flow specially in large size conduits.
Globe Valve:
- Direction of Flow changes by 90° twice
Surge arrestor:
- Control of water hammer in pipe lines by absorbing surge energy.
Joint in Water Supply Piping:
Flexible joint:
- Where Settlement of pipe line can occur.
Threaded joint:
- Recommended for connecting the GI pipes.
Simplex joint:
- For joining asbestos cement pipes.
Flanged joint:
- Recommended for temporary work where the pipe line is to be dismantled after work or to be shifted.
Expansion joint:
- Provided at suitable intervals to take into account the change in pipe length due to temperature variations.
Collar joint:
- Recommended for joining R.C.C pipes and asbestos cement pipes.
Spigot and socket joint:
- Also known as Bell-spigot joint. Where spigot end is inserted into the bell end.
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