Environmental Technology0 pages
A. u. K. Müller
Valves for Environmental Technology
Float Valves
Applications
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Tank filling
Rain water collection & utilisation
Irrigation systems
Water treatment plants
Float valves are used in a variety of areas in the field of environmental technology where mixing, control and regulation of
water supplies is required. They are mainly used for controlling
water level in tanks.
The servo controlled valves are opened and closed by the
buoyancy of a float so that the water level in the tank is maintained. If liquid is drained from the tank, the float valve refills
it automatically. As the water level and floater rises, the flow
into the tank is throttled proportionally to the lever’s position.
Therefore the water level is kept constant.
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