W hen a water pipe bursts or a plumbing emergency hits, knowing how to stop the flow of water into your home can save you from severe water damage and costly repairs. Whether youv ...

Today's episode revisits that demonstration to show how water hammer can form a vacuum pressure in a pipe. Momentum carrying fluid away from a valve wants to keep going even after the valve is closed.

The valve automation centers in Irvine (USA) and Schaffhausen (Switzerland), ensure that GF Piping Systems’ customers receive ...

Q: We just bought a new-build home and had it professionally inspected, just to play it safe. One problem in the home inspector's report involves the water heater relief valve. The report said the ...

A sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers attached to a piping system containing air or nitrogen under pressure, the release of which (from the open sprinklers) permits the water pressure to ...

An example of the latter is offered by Crane, which suggests using the loss coefficient model: The conversion to flow coefficient C is given by the derived equation Where d = inside pipe diameter (or ...

Selecting the right steam control system, and using best practices for piping and installation, can have a huge effect on production, downtime, and the health and safety of end users. Steam control ...

Sunday morning dawned with frustration and grumbling for residents of Onancock after a burst pipe beneath the Ames Street bridge meant there was […] ...