Use and selection of check valves
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Use and selection of check valves: The check valve installed at the outlet of reciprocating compressors (installed vertically) is of the through-flow type. During operation, problems such as the detachment of the valve plate springs occur frequently. I would like to ask the experts on this forum if there are any better alternatives; please advise.
For compressors, impact-free check valves equipped with damping cylinders are generally the choice, right?
Gauge valve-type check valves are generally used
A swing-type design was also used during the planning phase, and it was approved by the owner. The entire industry uses it this way; there have been no statistics on the rate of loss. I once recommended it to a property owner, who had never even heard of advanced types such as impact-free check valves.