SCIENTIFICALLY GROUNDED CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF CONTROL VALVES IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Keywords:
petroleum products, transportation, control valves, Reynolds number, evaporation losses, hydraulic regime.Abstract
The article examines the issues related to the selection of control valves (flow-forming and flow-directing elements) used in the distribution of petroleum products from storage tanks and their transportation through pipelines. The research is based on the regularities associated with evaporation losses of petroleum products, gas phase formation, hydraulic flow regimes, and the Reynolds number. The efficiency of control valves is evaluated using graphical diagrams and tables.
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