Since check valves are often installed and forgotten, some guidance is needed for their installation so that maintenance can be minimized and scheduled. A study of their behavior over a wide range of flows when installed at various spacing from disturbances (elbow, swedges, pump discharge) was undertaken. Film taken through transparent pipes showed the action to be erratic. In order to obtain relative quantitative data, a large number of tests were run in which the wear was accelerated greatly by the use of very soft parts. These results are presented in a number of graphs. Operating behavior is compared to certain of the accelerated tests for comparison purposes, showing that the results offer reasonable guidance for planning and installing valves of this general type to minimize maintenance by good installation practices.
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Behavior and Wear of Check Valves
S. L. Collier,
S. L. Collier
Research & Development, TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
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C. C. Hoerner,
C. C. Hoerner
TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
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C. E. Davila
C. E. Davila
Valve Engineering, TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
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S. L. Collier
Research & Development, TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
C. C. Hoerner
TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
C. E. Davila
Valve Engineering, TRW, Inc., Mission Drilling Products Division, Houston, Tex. 77240
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Mar 1983, 105(1): 58-61 (4 pages)
Published Online: March 1, 1983
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December 10, 1981
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August 27, 1982
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October 22, 2009
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Collier, S. L., Hoerner, C. C., and Davila, C. E. (March 1, 1983). "Behavior and Wear of Check Valves." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. March 1983; 105(1): 58–61. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3230877
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