Learn what pneumatic safety valves and regulators are, how they work, and what benefits they offer for your pneumatic system. Plus, get tips on how to choose and install them.

In petroleum refineries, for example, on/off valves are used in several different systems, including crude distillation, hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, catalytic crackers and hydrogen generation. In ...

However, some plant air supplies are rated at up to 250 psig. That means a high-pressure regulator and filter should be specified. Some new FRLs handle up to 300 psig. Lubrication.

Two-way, two-position valves consist of two ports connected with a passage that can be opened or blocked to control flow through the valve. Usually, an electrically activated solenoid shifts the ...

Pneumatic actuation benefits soft robotics by facilitating compliance, enabling large volume change, and concentrating actuator weight away from the end-effector. However, portability is compromised ...

Flow force is generated when fluid flows through a valve. Flow force has an influence on response of valves. In order to study how flow force influences the response characteristics of a high speed ...