Flow is controlled by either throttling or diverting it. Throttling involves reducing orifice size until all of the flow cannot pass through the orifice; bypassing involves routing part of the flow ...

Compressible fluid flow through control valves will inevitably cause some form of flow-induced vibration in the fluid system. Identifying the type and cause of the vibration requires detective work.

Choked flow in control valves is a subject of serious concern for industrial users. The term is usually associated with destructive process conditions that can damage valve internals or expose ...

How Do Subsea Trees Work? A subsea Christmas tree is the pressure-containing valve assembly mounted on a subsea wellhead that controls, monitors, and safeguards flow from (or injection into) a subsea ...