Measurements and analysis of cavitation in a pressure reducing valve during operation a case study
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Author(s)
Ulanicki, B
Picinali, L
Janus, T
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This paper proposes a methodology and presents its practical application for evaluating whether a pressure reducing valve (PRV) is under cavitation during its operation in a water distribution system. The approach is based on collecting measurements over a 24-hour period such that high demand and low demand times are included. The collected measurements allow evaluation of four indicators related to cavitation, namely the hydraulic cavitation index, noise generated by the valve, acoustic cavitation index and the spectra of the noise. These four indicators provide sufficient information for diagnosis of cavitation with high certainty.
Date Issued
2015-09-01
Date Acceptance
2015-09-01
Citation
Procedia Engineering, 2015, 119, pp.270-279
ISSN
1877-7058
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
270
End Page
279
Journal / Book Title
Procedia Engineering
Volume
119
Copyright Statement
© 2015 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Source
Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI2015)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2015-09-02
Finish Date
2015-09-04
Coverage Spatial
Leicester, UK