AgSilver
Chemical
- Nov 16, 2011
- 7
I'm trying to put a 3-way valve somewhere.
1. The current valve is positioned like an upside down T. Normal operation has water coming vertically down and to the right side. Blowdown mode has water coming from the left side to the right side.
2. Another engineer conceptualized it differently. He saw it as a T on the side. Normal operation has water coming down vertically and straight down. Blowdown mode has water coming from the side and down.
Is one design better than the other? I can only think of the following reasons:
1. pressure losses are higher in the first case, and doing this for normal operation isn't as energy efficient.
2. stronger forces acting on the valve due to the 90o bend wears down the valve quicker (potential leak?)
1. The current valve is positioned like an upside down T. Normal operation has water coming vertically down and to the right side. Blowdown mode has water coming from the left side to the right side.
2. Another engineer conceptualized it differently. He saw it as a T on the side. Normal operation has water coming down vertically and straight down. Blowdown mode has water coming from the side and down.
Is one design better than the other? I can only think of the following reasons:
1. pressure losses are higher in the first case, and doing this for normal operation isn't as energy efficient.
2. stronger forces acting on the valve due to the 90o bend wears down the valve quicker (potential leak?)