hacksaw: I had not thought to do a cavitation check yet. I am dealing with a Fujikin Cosmix ceramic valve. The .pdf file for this valve does not list valve recovery coefficients. I am contacting them for the info.
davefitz: Thanks for the explanation and equations for estimating the flow...
I have a liquid flow application with abrasive solids that is causing excessive piping wear downstream of a ceramic control valve which has a characterized V-Port ball. Velocity estimates in piping throughout system are below our maximum allowed for liquid with solids in this application. I...
