Air Bleed Valve (NQ) & Accumulator Sense (QP)
NQ3A valves are air bleed start-up valves. Their uses include:
- Facilitating pump priming during start-up in a block centre circuit.
QP valves are accumulator sense, pump unload, pilot valves. They are used to:
- Sense pressure in an accumulator at port 1 of the valve
- Unload the pump when the pressure at port 1 reaches the valve setting
- Close and recharge the accumulator when pressure at port 1 falls below the valve setting
Specifications of QP valves:
- Percentage ratio of 15% & above between unload setting and reset