Seafood is a staple in nearly every Chilean's diet. Shellfish such as loco (abalone), erizo (sea urchin) and piure (an unusual red invertebrate) join more widely known fish, including sardines, salmon, congrio (conger eel) and atÃºn (yellowfin tuna).
To work efficiently, pipes need a way of regulating how much fluid can pass through them; they also need a way of switching the flow off completely. That's the job that valves do: valves are like mechanical switches that can turn pipes on and off or raise or lower the amount of fluid flowing through them.
Valve Types and Features. The three basic functions of valves are: 1. to stop flow, 2. to keep a constant direction of flow, and 3. to regulate. the flow rate and pressure. To select the correct valve to fulfill these functions properly, an outline of the. different types of valves and their features is given below. Butterfly valve.