Working Principle
When the water pressure at the inlet of the main valve enters the valve body and the control chamber (see the structure diagram) respectively, and the ball valve 6 outside the main valve is closed at the same time, the main valve is in a fully closed state. When the ball valve 6 outside the main valve is fully opened, all the water pressure in the control chamber is discharged to the low-pressure area downstream, and the main valve is in a fully open state. Adjust the opening degree of the ball valve 6 outside the main valve to balance the water flow through the needle valve 17 and the ball valve 6, and the main valve is in a floating state.The flow control valve uses the pressure difference of water flow entering the main valve control chamber through the conduit and the needle valve 17, leads the pipe to and controls the valve opening degree by means of the spring of the adjusting conduit 9, and adjusts the pilot regulating valve 15 on the upper part of the main valve to ensure the set opening degree of the main valve port, so that the flow in the pipeline does not exceed a certain set value. Even if the upstream pressure changes, it will not affect the downstream pressure. (This is the working principle of the diaphragm type, and the same applies to the piston type.)

Structural diagram of 400X piston flow control valve
The valve consists of a main valve, pilot valve, pilot regulating valve, needle valve, ball valve, micro-filter, pressure gauge, etc. Since the pilot valve, needle valve, pressure gauge and other components are connected to the main valve via conduits, they are collectively referred to as the conduit control system. It can be divided into diaphragm type and piston type according to the requirements of different pipe diameters.
Main Parts and Materials
| 编号Number | 零件名称Part Name | 材 质Material | | 编号Number | 零件名称Part Name | 材 质Material |
| 1 | 阀 体Valve Body | 铸铁、不锈钢 Cast Iron, Stainless Steel | 10 | 球 阀Ball Valve | 铜Copper |
| 2 | 阀 座Valve Seat | 铜、不锈钢Copper, Stainless Steel | 11 | 压力表Pressure Gauge | |
| 3 | 密封垫Gasket | 强化橡胶Reinforced Rubber | 12 | 压缩弹簧Compression Spring | 不锈钢Stainless Steel |
| 4 | 密封垫压板Gasket Pressure Plate | 铜、不锈钢Copper, Stainless Steel | 13 | 阀 杆Valve Stem | 不锈钢Stainless Steel |
| 5 | 阀 盘Valve Disc | 铜、不锈钢Copper, Stainless Steel | 14 | 导 套Guide Sleeve | 不锈钢Stainless Steel |
| 6 | 球 阀Ball Valve | 铜Copper | 15 | 向导调节阀Pilot Regulating Valve | 不锈钢Stainless Steel |
| 7 | 膜 片Diaphragm | 强化橡胶Reinforced Rubber | 16 | 阀 盖Valve Cover | 铸铁、不锈钢 Cast Iron, Stainless Steel |
| 8 | 膜片压板Diaphragm Pressure Plate | 铜、不锈钢Copper, Stainless Steel | 17 | 针 阀Needle Valve | 铜Copper |
| 9 | 导 阀Pilot Valve | 铜Copper | 18 | 微型过滤器Microfilter | 不锈钢Stainless Steel |