2006-08-28 07:40:28 · 5 answers · asked by Tevon auto 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Blow off valves:
All containers have a limit to the amount of pressure that they can hold or withstand: for instance 100 kiloPascals gauge. If the container has been filled beyond the rated pressure capacity then there is a risk of catastrophic failure and personal injury -- the vessel explodes, or vents violently. The blow off valve is set to release the pressure in a controlled manner before the conatiner reaches its critical capacity, thus preventing a bloody disaster.
2006-08-28 07:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by Gone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The valve is there as a saftey precaution. When pressure begins to meet or exceed whatever spec's the valve vents this pressure so that other parts (hoses, pumps, container) arent forced into relieving the pressure, which usually ends up in some sort of catastrophic assembly failure.
2006-08-28 14:51:09 · answer #2 · answered by koolkeiff2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With out over pressure protection, the equipment would simply explode. The valve provides protection to the system it is in.
2006-08-28 14:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This valve is a safety feature. Depending on the application, the results of malfunction could be engine damage, bursting of a tank, line or fitting.
2006-08-28 14:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever that valve is releasing pressure on, the concept is the same. it's a very inexpensive insurance policy! a failed valve will only lead to hi-dollar damage.
some people compare a "blowoff" valve to a fuse in your car's electrical systems. most blowoff valves reset themselves thesedays.
2006-08-28 14:50:19 · answer #5 · answered by westcoastnobodies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋