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BACK-PRESSURE REGULATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Gas Industry
DEF

A device used to control/maintain gas pressure immediately upstream of its installed position.

OBS

It has the ability to maintain a near constant inlet pressure within design parameters, regardless of pressure or flow fluctuations in other parts of the system.

OBS

back-pressure regulator: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2014.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Industrie du gaz
DEF

Appareil utilisé pour contrôler/maintenir une pression de gaz immédiatement en amont de la position où il est installé.

OBS

Il permet de maintenir une pression d’entrée presque constante à l’intérieur des paramètres de conception, indépendamment des fluctuations de pression ou de débit dans d’autres parties du système.

OBS

régulateur de pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2014.

Spanish

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