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Balance Valve

A throttling device used around fluid movers. They can be designed to:

  1. Control the differential pressure across a rotor to minimize thrust loads,
  2. Equalize the flows of multiple centrifugal pumps or compressors operating in parallel,
  3. Equalize flows in HVAC chiller systems,
  4. Equalize flows in plumbing systems.
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