Thanks, that's a useful bit of information.
So in terms of actuation speed, is there anything that could feasibly open a ball valve like that in the time required? I haven't been able to find anything that will open the valve in around 2.5ms!
K^2 - A butterfly valve doesn't allow us to shape the pressure rise, which is an important improvement that we need later on. I'm hoping that altering the hole profile will allow us to shape how the pressure increases in the low pressure section.
Q_Goest - the impact will strike the plate...
Hello all - this isn't a homework question; it's a real problem I'm struggling to solve. Apparently I'm being a bit of a mechanics 'tard, so any help would be appreciated.
I have a high pressure reservoir (~60MPa) sealed off from a low pressure area by means of a metal plate. The plate has a...