ABSTRACT

of operating apertures and controllable flowrale range. Il is usual lo determine lhe operating pcdnls by means of guidelines or , in some i nslances, in a case-by-case basis. The former, al besl, is a procedure surrounded by doubt because of lhe uncertainly as lo the significant resemblance of the problem lo the previous one thal generated lhe rule. The latter is a cumbersome procedure for lhe analyst, especially when considering several different valves and several operating conditions for each one.