Ivalvu yeStorm yivalvu engabuyiyo yohlobo lweflap esetyenziselwa ukukhupha amanzi amdaka ngaphezulu. Iqhagamshelwe kumbhobho womhlaba kwelinye icala kwaye elinye icala likwicala leenqanawa ukuze amanzi amdaka adlule. Ngoko ke inokulungiswa kuphela ngexesha lokufaka amanzi amdaka.
Ngaphakathi kwi-valve flap kukho apho iqhotyoshelwe kwi-counter weight, kunye ne-locking block. I-locking block sisiqwenga se-valve esilawulwa kwaye sisebenza nge-hand wheel yangaphandle okanye i-actuator. Injongo ye-locking block kukubamba i-flap endaweni yayo nto leyo ekugqibeleni ithintela ukuhamba kolwelo.
Xa i-flow iqalile, umqhubi kufuneka akhethe ukuba avule i-lock block, okanye ayigcine ivaliwe. Ukuba i-lock block ivaliwe, ulwelo luya kuhlala lungaphandle kwevalvu. Ukuba i-lock block ivuliwe ngumqhubi, ulwelo lunokugeleza ngokukhululekileyo kwi-flap. Uxinzelelo lolwelo luya kukhulula i-flap, luvumele ukuba luhambe nge-outlet kwicala elinye. Xa i-flow iyeka, i-flap iya kubuyela ngokuzenzekelayo kwindawo yayo evaliweyo.
Nokuba ibhloko yokutshixa ikhona okanye ayikho, ukuba ukuhamba kuphuma kwindawo yokuphuma, ukuhamba ngasemva akuyi kukwazi ukungena kwivalvu ngenxa yobunzima obuchaseneyo. Olu phawu lufana nolwevalvu yokujonga apho ukuhamba ngasemva kuthintelwa khona ukuze kungangcolisi inkqubo. Xa isiphatho sithotyiwe, ibhloko yokutshixa iya kuphinda iqinise iflaphu kwindawo yayo esondeleyo. Iflaphu ekhuselekileyo iyayihlukanisa ipayipi ukuze igcinwe ukuba kuyimfuneko.
| Inombolo yeCandelo | Izinto eziphathekayo | ||||||
| 1 - Umzimba | Intsimbi Ephosiweyo | ||||||
| 2 - Ibhonethi | Intsimbi Ephosiweyo | ||||||
| 3 - Isiqu | Intsimbi yobhedu | ||||||
| 4 - Iplagi | Intsimbi yobhedu | ||||||
| 5 - I-Nut | Intsimbi, | ||||||

Ivalvu yeStorm yivalvu engabuyiyo yohlobo lwe-fap esetyenziselwa ukukhupha amanzi amdaka ngaphezulu, iqhagamshelwe kumbhobho wesol kwelinye icala kwaye elinye icala likwicala leenqanawa ukuze amanzi amdaka adlule. Ngoko ke inokulungiswa kuphela ngexesha lokufaka amanzi amdaka.
Ngaphakathi kwe-valve flap kukho apho iqhotyoshelwe kwi-counter weight, kunye ne-locking block. I-locking block sisiqwenga se-valve esilawulwa kwaye sisebenza livili lesandla langaphandle okanye i-actuator. Injongo ye-locking block kukubamba i-flap endaweni yayo nto leyo ekugqibeleni ithintela ukuhamba kolwelo.
Nje ukuba i-fw iqalile, umqhubi kufuneka akhethe ukuba avule ibhloko yokutshixa, okanye ayigcine ivaliwe. Ukuba ibhloko yokutshixa ivaliwe, i-fuid iya kuhlala ingaphandle kwevalvu, ukuba ibhloko yokutshixa ivuliwe ngumqhubi, i-luid ingadlula ngokukhululekileyo kwi-flap. Uxinzelelo lwe-fiuid luya kukhulula i-flap, luyivumele ukuba ihambe nge-outlet iye kwicala elinye. Xa ukuhamba komoya kuyeka, i-flap iya kubuyela ngokuzenzekelayo kwindawo yayo evaliweyo.
Nokuba ibhloko yokutshixa ikhona okanye ayikho, ukuba ibhloko yokutshixa ingena kwindawo yokuphuma, ibhloko yangasemva ayizukungena kwivalvu ngenxa yobunzima obuchaseneyo. Olu phawu lufana nolwevalvu yokujonga apho ukuhamba komqolo kuthintelwa khona ukuze ingangcolisi inkqubo. Xa isiphatho sithotyiwe, ibhloko yokutshixa iya kuphinda iqinise ibhloko kwindawo yayo yokuvaleka. Ibhloko ekhuselweyo iyayihlukanisa ipayipi ukuze igcinwe ikwimeko entle ukuba kuyimfuneko.
| DN | n1×Φd1 | I-Hcd1 | ΦD1 | n2×Φd2 | I-Hcd2 | ΦD2 | ΦD | L1 | H1 | H2 | ΦR | Kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 4×18 | 125 | 165 | 8×18 | 160 | 200 | 70 | 180 | 90 | 260 | 140 | 12 |
| 65 | 4×18 | 145 | 185 | 8×18 | 180 | 220 | 85 | 200 | 100 | 270 | 140 | 14 |
| 80 | 8×18 | 160 | 200 | 8×18 | 210 | 250 | 100 | 215 | 108 | 290 | 140 | 20 |
| 100 | 8×18 | 180 | 220 | 8×22 | 240 | 285 | 130 | 250 | 130 | 305 | 140 | 25 |
| 125 | 8×18 | 210 | 250 | 8×22 | 270 | 315 | 158 | 290 | 152 | 330 | 160 | 36 |
| 150 | 8×22 | 240 | 285 | 8×22 | 295 | 340 | 190 | 330 | 176 | 260 | 160 | 43 |
| 200 | 8×22 | 295 | 340 | 12×22 | 350 | 395 | 240 | 425 | 180 | 350 | 160 | 72 |