Multistage Restriction Orifice Deltafluid
Multistage Restriction Orifice Deltafluid
Multistage Restriction Orifice Deltafluid
2 April 2016
Hydrostatic testings
Contents
Overview…………………………………………………………………………………… page 2
Technical specifications…………………………………..……………………………… page 2
Engineering………….……………………………………………………………………. page 3
Overview
Restriction orifices are used to reduce the fluid pressure or to restrict the flow rate in a pipe work.
The pressure drop produced by forcing the flow through the restriction orifice is calculated
accurately taking into account all the relevant operating conditions.
In case the target pressure drop cannot be achieved with a single plate, a multi-stage restriction
orifice assembly is required. It allows reducing the pressure in different steps (multiple stages) to
achieve the required pressure drop while preventing problems such as noise, vibration and
cavitation.
The number and sizing of the different stages depends on the desired pressure drop and on the
occurrence of the critical flow, at which point sonic velocity is reached (choked flow). This velocity
corresponds to the maximum velocity from which any reduction of pressure is impossible.
Thus, a multistage restriction orifice will enable stage reductions in pressure to prevent choked
flow from occurring.
Technical specifications
Applications – standards
The orifice plate is dimensionally checked in compliance with the manufacturing quality controls.
Manufacturing is possible according the european directive PED 97/23 CE requirements.
Features
Mounting
1 DN
Engineering
Multistage restriction orifices are engineered to meet specific process conditions and
requirements. Suitable softwares are used for accurate calculations (orifice bore, thickness of the
plate, number of stages, level of noise…), for designing the integral restriction orifice and
simulating the fluid flows to check the optimal operation of the device.