Tag: Air Valves

Introduction One of the most persistent yet overlooked threats to municipal pipeline integrity is the mismanagement of entrapped air and vacuum conditions. Design engineers often treat air valves as commodity items, specifying them based on nominal pipe diameter rather than hydraulic performance or operational longevity. This oversight frequently leads to catastrophic line failures due to […]

1. Introduction In the hydraulic architecture of municipal and industrial water systems, air valves are often the most undervalued yet critical components for maintaining system efficiency and pipeline integrity. While pumps provide the energy and pipes provide the conduit, air valves manage the gaseous phase within liquid systems—a factor that, if uncontrolled, leads to catastrophic […]