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Constant Loaded Regulator Operation

Constant loaded regulators operate by using a pilot regulator to reduce inlet pressure to the desired outlet pressure plus a loading pressure. This loading pressure is applied to the main regulator diaphragm. When demand increases or decreases, the main valve repositions to match demand and maintain the desired outlet pressure by responding to changes in pressure differential across the diaphragm. When demand is shut off, the pilot regulator locks up tight and the main valve closes tightly due to the closing spring pressure.

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Constant Loaded Regulator Operation

Constant loaded regulators operate by using a pilot regulator to reduce inlet pressure to the desired outlet pressure plus a loading pressure. This loading pressure is applied to the main regulator diaphragm. When demand increases or decreases, the main valve repositions to match demand and maintain the desired outlet pressure by responding to changes in pressure differential across the diaphragm. When demand is shut off, the pilot regulator locks up tight and the main valve closes tightly due to the closing spring pressure.

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Constant Loaded Regulators:

Principle of Operation

Inlet pressure is piped through external tubing to the piliot regulator. The pilot regulator is
adjusted to reduce the inlet pressure to the desired outlet pressure plus enough pressure to
overcome the light closing spring (loading pressure). Constant loading pressure is piped to
the top of the main regulator diaphragm.

< When demand is approximately some hundred dm3/h or less, gas is supplied through a
bleed hole in the main diaphragm.

< When demand increases above what can be supplied through the bleed hole, outlet
pressure decreases slightly, causing an increase in pressure differential across the
diaphragm. The diaphragm moves downward, and the main valve is repositioned to match
the increased downstream demand and recover desired outlet pressure.

< When flow decreases, outlet pressure increases slightly, causing a decrease in pressure
differential across the diaphragm. The closing spring causes the diaphragm to move upward.
The main valve is repositioned to restrict flow to match the decreased downstream demand
and recover desired outlet pressure.

< When demand is shut off, outlet pressure continues to rise. The increased pressure is
transmitted through the bleed hole to the pilot regulator. The pilot regulator locks up
bubble-tight. The closing spring maintains bubble-tight lockup at the main valve.

Pilot
Regulator

Main
Regulator Light
Closing
Spring

Bleed
Hole

INLET PRESSURE

OUTLET PRESSURE

LOADING PRESSURE

Main
Valve

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