Introduction
The mechanical overflow velocity detectors are the optimal engineering solution for safely monitoring and managing water flows in demanding pipelines. These patented mechanisms provide rapid intervention by controlling safety turbine, ball, or penstock valves during critical over-discharge events. The availability of an advanced version featuring remote automatic resetting ensures precise diagnostics and superior system control. Complete configurations and technical details can be reviewed in the downloadable catalog.
Key Features
Palmola type mechanical overflow detector, supplied either coupled with safety valves or separately as a CE certified included machine, proven industrial design with over 30 years of application, patented remote electric automatic resetting system, continuous position transmitter via 4-20 mA signal, integrated system diagnostics, high-resistance carbon steel or stainless steel core components
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Applications and Benefits
- Hydropower plants and dams: Reliable protection of penstocks through the immediate triggering of emergency safety turbine valves during over-discharge scenarios;
- Pumping stations and industrial pipelines: Absolute prevention of structural damage from overpressure or pipe bursts via immediate mechanical detection of excessive water flow;
- Modern automated smart facilities: Significant reduction in downtime and on-site maintenance costs by utilizing the innovative patented remote electrical resetting and diagnostic system
Why Choose Our Products
Di Nicola manufactures mechanisms for detecting the water over speed type Palmola in construction steel and stainless steel EN S275J0 high in Nickel 1.4404 and 1.4462 for over thirty years with sizes between 200 and 300 mm and nominal pressures of 2,5 Bar 64 Bar. These mechanisms are provided alone the turbine guard valves or separately. In the event that you provide separately, Di Nicola emits CE certification of “included machine” for user ‘s manual of other manufacturers or installers.
Contact our engineering department today to request a tailored quotation and define the perfect safety configuration for your pipeline network. We also encourage you to download the product brochure to further explore all dimensional charts and the operational advantages of our advanced patented automatic resetting technology.