Check valves are found in almost every industrial application, acting as non-return or one-way valves. Generally simple devices, check valves perform a vital function by preventing reverse flows and damage, and ensuring efficient operations.  Reverse flow can, for example, result in water hammer. This phenomenon can see repeated extreme pressure surges in connected pipework, valves and pumps that may fatally […]

The post What is a check valve and how does it work?  appeared first on Pump Industry Magazine.