The “Sympathetic” Control of Valves and Valve Actuation
“To a man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.” (Abraham Maslow, 1966)
AUMA SARV Variable speed modular actuator and controls
The valves that control the flow of water and sewage through the network can lock, stick and be difficult to move. Modern valve actuators are capable of exerting very high levels of torque to open and close the valve. If that force is applied too abruptly the shock of the blow can cause the pipework around the valve position to rupture. Also, obviously, a valve actuation cycle starts and finishes at a speed of zero. A fixed speed actuator has a high acceleration from its starting position and, also, an almost instantaneous deceleration when it reaches its end point. Closing at excessive speed results in pressure surges and might cause overloads in both valves and pipeline systems, leading eventually to more leaks.
There is a solution to the problem, one that reliably opens and closes the valve, but which is ‘sympathetic’ to the vulnerability of parts of the infrastructure. AUMA’s variable speed range of actuators now offers the high torque required to release the valve, with a soft start and soft close that conserves the pipework, and higher speed through the middle of the cycle. AUMA’s ACV speed profiles allow up to ten speed values to be specified for an actuation cycle, regardless of direction. Variable speed operation also allows control of water hammer, avoiding another major risk to pipework.
AUMA offers several types of variable speed actuation. A full range of single-speed actuators and controls, of course, plus SAV multi-turn actuators for open/close duty and SARV for modulating duty are paired with intelligent ACV .2 actuator controls, while SAVEx and SARVEx are explosion-proof versions of the same devices. Soft starting, yet powerful and rapid actuation delivers the torque that every valve requires, without inflicting the damage that a hard blow can cause. At AUMA, we have every tool in the box, not just a hammer.
Tel: 01275 871 141
Email: mail@auma.co.uk
Web: www.auma.com
Published: 29th April 2019
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