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A valve which requires pressurised air to operate (open or close) is known as pneumatic valve. A valve has a valve base through which the media (could be be air, liquid, steam, gas...) flows and a actuator mounted on the base which helps operate the valve. This actuator could be of pneumatic type. (or elctrically operated motorised type)
Pneumatic process control valves are used in process industries to control the flow of fluid by using pneumatic actuators. It requires 4.5 to 6 Kg/sq. cm of pressure to operate the valve. Control room sends electrical signals of 4-20 ma to field where I/P converter converts these electrical signals into pneumatic signals. Actuators use these signals to operate the valve. Actuators moves the stem up and down depending upon input signals and control the valve opening. 4ma- 0% opening 8ma- 25% opening 12ma- 50% opening 16ma- 75% opening 20ma- 100% opening
If you are talking about a pneumatic solenoid valve the function of it is to control the air in and out flow in a pneumatic actuator.
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This indeed harks back to the origin of the word "valve". A traditional (water) valve may be operated by the application of a few pounds of force, but may control the flow of thousands of pounds of fluid. [Which is why by analogy, thermionic amplifiers were called valves.] Similarly with pneumatic control valves, where a signal of a few pounds on a control piston will produce an actuating force of many hundreds of pounds.
to amplify the input pneumatic signal
One of the application of the control valve with positioner is that it is used to control the opening and closing of the actuator based on electric or pneumatic signals. The opening or closing of control valves is usually done automatically by electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators.
The speed of a pneumatic motor is controlled by regulating the flow of intake air with a proportional control valve Paul Berbakov
A basic Pneumatic system can contain simply 3 things: - An air supply (compressor) - A 3/2 valve - A single acting cylinder. This is a simple system that will open and close something when a button is pressed/released.
positioners are used to control the opening or closing of the actuator based on Electric , or pneumatic signals
a Three Way Solenoid valve is required to operate a double acting Pneumatic Actuator , depending of the orientation of the Actuator could operate as a Fail to open or Fail to Close .
It is similar to logic gate AND. One out put with two inputs. Output is true when both inputs are true the valve has two air inputs. Valve operates only when both the input air are present. Valve wont operate with any one air input.