what is meant by inherent characteristic for the steam control valve??
There are different type of valves, (ball, gate, globe, needle, diaphram) each have their own characteristics in how they operate and the effect they have on flow. Inherent characteristic would be an effect that valve has on the fluid flowing through it.(steam can also be considered a fluid ) An example is a globe valve used to throttle a flow does so by adjusting the size of its opening. In essense its a variable orifice. Flow through an orifice results in a pressure drop across that orifice. So, an inherent characteristic of a globe valve is a pressure drop.
