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How To Calibrate A Pneumatic Control Valve

To calibrate a pneumatic control valve, one must: 1. Connect an air pressure regulator and supply to a tee, with one leg connected to a mercury manometer and the other to the control valve to provide equal pressure. 2. Set the manometer to pressures equivalent to 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 psig and note where the valve should be at each pressure based on a table (e.g. 50% open at 9 psig). 3. Use a micrometer pressure regulator to vary the pressure and ensure the valve opens and closes correctly at each pressure setting.

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How To Calibrate A Pneumatic Control Valve

To calibrate a pneumatic control valve, one must: 1. Connect an air pressure regulator and supply to a tee, with one leg connected to a mercury manometer and the other to the control valve to provide equal pressure. 2. Set the manometer to pressures equivalent to 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 psig and note where the valve should be at each pressure based on a table (e.g. 50% open at 9 psig). 3. Use a micrometer pressure regulator to vary the pressure and ensure the valve opens and closes correctly at each pressure setting.

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How to calibrate a pneumatic control valve?

For any pnuematic control valve the operating pressure is from 3 to fully opened at 15 psig. It means a
pnuematic control valve opens fully at 15 psi and closes at 3 psig.
To calibrate it,prepare the following, one mercury manometer 0 tp 1000mm,Hg, one air pressure regulator
for 20psig supply and air hoses,3 to15 psi output gauge, micrometer screw pressure regulator and air
pressure supply. Prepare a Tee with the air supply at the center.Connect one leg to the mercury
manometer and the other equalizer leg to the control valve and a tee on top of the valve and an output
gauge connected to the tee.. Both the manometer and control valve should receive equal pressure from
the pressure regulator. A 15psig pressure is 775 mm mercury . So, set the mercury manometer to an
equivalent of 15 psig,775mmHg, and prepare a table of equivalent pressure from 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15psig.
The valve should be fifty percent open at 9 psig and 25% open at 6 psig, likewise, it should close at 3 psig
and 75% open at 12 psig fully opened at 15 psig. The pressure variation may be done with the
micrometer type pressure regulator at the pressure supply.

One minor point to add to Artsupremo's answer. Valves can be either air to open or air to close. With one
you start with the valve closed and the other with the valve open. The procedure is the same for both
types of valves, I just wanted to clarify that point.

Artspremo correct! if you need any help in feature, please contact me Lapar Control
Valve(www.valveu.com )

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