DocumentCode :
555481
Title :
Selection of control valves on water optimisation projects
Author :
Booysen, W. ; Van Rensburg, JF ; Mathews, EH
Author_Institution :
CRCED, North-West Univ., Pretoria, South Africa
fYear :
2011
fDate :
16-17 Aug. 2011
Firstpage :
53
Lastpage :
58
Abstract :
Controlling water flow to underground mining sections reduces the amount of water required to be pumped back to surface. This results in significant energy savings. Water flow and pressure can be controlled by installing control valves at strategic positions throughout the water reticulation system. Valve selection/specification requires several constraints to be satisfied in order to ensure an effective solution. The process of analysing system parameters to determine characteristics is discussed. Possible solutions are evaluated to select a suitable valve solution based on the determined constraints.
Keywords :
flow control; mining industry; pressure control; valves; control valve selection; energy saving; underground mining section; water flow control; water optimisation project; water pressure control; water reticulation system; Instruments; Pumps; Springs; Valves;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), 2011 Proceedings of the 8th Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1745-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9814311-6-1
Type :
conf
Filename :
6033083
Link To Document :
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