Orifice Assembly

When an orifice plate assembly is used as an integral part of a flow-control valve control circuit, it provides the differential pressure (ΔP) to power the flow control pilot. The opening and closing of the pilot causes the flowcontrol valve to throttle accordingly. Total head-loss across the valve is reduced by locating sensing ports close to the orifice plate, to sense downstream pressure before it recovers. The orifice plate internal diameter is calculated and machined according to valve size and required flow limitation