Sizing a control valve means selecting a valve with the correct size orifice to allow good control of flow rate within a required range.

There are other important factors to consider when selecting a control valve, such as valve type and valve characteristic but this article will concentrate on valve …

To size a pump, you must define:

• The flow rate of liquid the pump is required to deliver
• The total differential head the pump must generate to deliver the required flow rate

This is the case for all types of pumps: centrifugal or positive displacement.

Other key considerations for pump …

To carry out quick heat exchanger calculations, an estimate of the overall heat transfer coefficient usually needs to be made.  Some typical values for the overall heat transfer coefficient for a variety of different types of heat exchanger are listed below.

The values can be used in the Blackmonk Heat …

Sizing a control valve means selecting a valve with the correct size orifice to allow good control of flow rate within a required range.

There are other important factors to consider when selecting a control valve, such as valve type and valve characteristic but this article will concentrate on valve …