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Watt relief valves are self-operating valve that is installed in a process system to protect against over pressurization of the system. Watt pressure Relief valves are designed to continuously regulate fluid flow, and to keep pressure from exceeding a preset value. There are a wide variety of valve designs, but most resemble diaphragm valves, globe valves, or swing check valves. With many of these designs, a helical or hydraulic pressure spring is used to maintain constant force acting on the backside of the valve disk or diaphragm, causing the valve to be normally closed. When the force exerted by the process stream (i.e. fluid pressure) on the valve disk is greater than the constant force exerted by the spring, the valve opens allowing process fluid to exit the valve until the fluid pressure falls below the preset value. These valves can be preset to a specific relief pressure or they may be adjustable. Watt Check valves are mechanical valves that permit gases and liquids to flow in only one direction, preventing process flow from reversing. They are classified as one-way directional valves. Fluid flow in the desired direction opens the watt mixing valve, while backflow forces the valve closed. The mechanics of check valve operation are not complicated. Most check valves contain a ball that sits freely above the seat, which has only one through hole. The ball has a slightly larger diameter than that of the through hole. When the pressure behind the seat exceeds that above the ball, liquid is allowed to flow through the valve. But once the pressure above the ball exceeds the pressure below the seat, the ball returns to rest in the seat, forming a seal that prevents backflow.
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