After taking advice from a couple here about the
> oscillating issues with an output of a IP valve.
> One suggested a accumulator(expansion) got me thinking.
> I got out my old (old), mechanical engineering
> book and found a subject on it.
> After going through a few calculations I was
> able to reproduce the same osc freq mathematically.
> using the physical lay out we're using.
> with that, I was able to come up with an expansion
> capsule to add on the output of the IP unit. Saturday
> I went into work and had the mechanic help me assemble
> one in the fab shop.
>
> The unit no longer oscillates.
> The trick was to have the inlet and outlet pass
> each other inside.
>
> Thanks to those that pointed me in the correct
> direction, very much appreciated. :)
>
> You may find this hard to believe. The company
> contracted an outfit to come in and look at this
> problem and some other high pressure steam related
> issues. This outfit came highly recommended due to
> their expertise in the field. They concluded that the
> IP valve was bad and left.
> We had already changed the IP valve with a new one so,
> I guess having a professional label on your chest means you
> get paid for the day regardless if you resolved issues or
> not. I wasn't available at the time they were looking at it
> so I couldn't dispute the facts with them.
At home, a professional is defined (to my wife's dismay), as someone who will come to our house and screw up our stuff for money, when I can damn well screw it up for free!