Valves – Troubleshooting and repair
A control valve is a valve used to control fluid flow by varying the size of the flow passage as directed by a signal from a controller
This allows direct flow control and consequent control of process quantities such as pressure, temperature and liquid level.
In automatic control terminology, a control valve is called a "final control element."
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