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  1. Shatter

    What is Regulator gain?

    In this sytem in particular, the regulator is simply dumping fuel back into a reservoir, the "flow" coming from the output of the regulator is meaningless really. In a fuel system on a vehicle the regulator monitors mechanically the pressure in the system, once the pressure exceeds 400kPa the...
  2. Shatter

    What is Regulator gain?

    Ok that makes sense, any idea why would gain be important if all the regulator is doing is dumping back fluid to a reservoir?
  3. Shatter

    What is Regulator gain?

    Thank you for the reply, thats about what I figured it was but I still am gray in 2 things. First off these regulators do not use a controller, like in the electrcial sense, they are mechanical. The regulator operates via pressure in the system, thats what makes it open. When the 400kPa...
  4. Shatter

    What is Regulator gain?

    Sorry if I am asking a silly question, but what exactly is regulator gain? It is a term at work I keep hearing but I cant place exactly what its supposed to mean. Our product is fuel modules in cars that contain a fuel pressure regulator which opens and dumps excess fuel back into the...

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