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14. What are The Types of Safety Valve?

  1. According to the opening height:
    1.1. Micro-open safety valve: The opening height of the valve disc is 1/15 to 1/20 of the valve seat diameter.
    1.2. Full-open safety valve: The opening height of the valve disc is 1/3 to 1/4 of the valve seat diameter.
    1.3. Medium-open safety valve: The opening height of the valve disc is between micro-open and full-open.
  2. According to the structural type:
    2.1. Lever-weight safety valve
    2.2. Spring-loaded safety valve
    2.3. Pulse safety valve (also known as pilot-operated safety valve)
    2.4. Micro-open safety valve
    2.5. Full-open safety valve
    2.6. Full-closed safety valve
    2.7. Semi-closed safety valve
    2.8. Open type safety valve
  3. The safety valve used in the screw-type air compressor is a micro-open safety valve with a lever and spring.
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