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mkematt96
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I'm designing a valve that uses a ball to seal the valve. When the valve is empty there is no force acting on top of the ball. When water flows in, it will push up on the ball to dislodge it, water will flow into the valve and push the ball up until it seats into the top hole/chamfer which then seals off the valve. This will stop for the flow of water through the valve. We know the area of the ball, area of the circular openings, and the pressure at which we want the ball to be dislodge. Would it be as simple as saying Pressure = Force/Area and Force = Pressure * Area?