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(Solved): 1. Specify whether an air-to-open or air-to-close control valve should be used in the following serv ...



1. Specify whether an air-to-open or air-to-close control valve should be used in the following services. Justify your answer.

i. A cooling water stream to a highly exothermic CSTR.

ii. A steam flow to a distillation reboiler.

iii. A steam flow to an extrusion machine to keep the polymer in liquid form.

iv. A wastewater stream from treatment system that is being released into a nearby river.

v. Reactants flow into a catalytic reactor.



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answer!! Air to close means air needed to close the valve , similarly air to open means air needed to open the valve.so on any fault ,air to close will remain open and air to open will remain close. Fault means fault in air supply line A)highly exoth
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