Part one of two: This column discusses valves and fittings and evaluates how these devices affect the operation of piping systems.
Ray Hardee
Ray Hardee gives the formulas for calculating head loss and explores pipelines in detail
Ray Hardee is a principal founder of Engineered Software, creators of PIPE-FLO and PUMP-FLO software. At Engineered Software, he helped develop two training courses and teaches these courses internationally. He may be reached at sales@eng-software.com.