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As PIF has previously covered, ball valves are durable control valves, capable of performing well after many cycles and closing securely after long periods of disuse. Such qualities make them better choices than globe valves for shut-off applications. However, ball valves lack the fine control in throttling applications offered by globe valves.
When rotated 90 degrees, the bore is perpendicular to the flow path, closing the valve and preventing fluid from passing through. Ball valve types. The most common ball valves are two-way, which allow linear flow from inlet to exit. Whereas three-way and four-way ball valves allow for flow to travel in multiple directions, including 90-degree ...
To settle the ball valve vs gate valve debate, we opened up the discussion to leading Scottish industrial valve distributors, BM Engineering Supplies, who stock both valves types. They stated that the benefit of a ball valve vs a gate valve is that they seal much tighter, therefore making them better at avoiding leakage than gate valves. This ...
Butterfly valves are similar to ball valves but have several advantages. They are small and, when actuated pneumatically, open and close very quickly. The disc is lighter than a ball, and the valve requires less structural support than a ball valve of comparable diameter. Butterfly valves are very precise, which makes them advantageous in ...
Globe Solenoid Valve Materials. Globe valves are widely available in a range of metal and alloy constructions, and plastics, to cover a wide spectrum of industrial applications. Proper material compatibility is dependent on the type, concentration and temperature of the media. Download this useful white paper, comparing ball valves with globe ...
Globe valves are also capable of precise throttling. This makes them ideal for control applications as they are also well suited to steam application due to the “up-and-over” design which can handle high-pressure drops. Ball-segment valves are ideal for very precise control applications as they give linear control characteristics with high ...
Butterfly valve body: Butterfly valves generally have bodies that fit between two pipe flanges, the most common being lug and wafer body design. Butterfly valve disk: The disk is how the valve stops flow – it is equivalent to a plug in a plug valve, a gate in a gate valve or a ball in a ball valve. There are variations in disk design and ...
Singer Valve are well known in the Water and Utility industries around the globe for manufacturing high quality water control valves, specifically for pressure, level and flow management. This article will look at the basic technology behind the Singer valves, and how Singer can offer such a versatile solution while only using a small number of valve body designs.
TOVs offer superior performance in some applications when compared to standard ball and gate valves. For example, they are an excellent choice in the turret of a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), as well as in process applications on FPSOs and platforms, including water treatment and gas compression to name but a few. Boasting zero leakage and pressure ratings up to ...
This new design offers considerable cost savings; Butterfly Valves offer an inherent reduction in materials and weight compared to Ball, Gate & Globe Valves, generally making the Butterfly Valve a cheaper option. The Triple Offset design and metal-to-metal seating ensures bubble tight closure of the valve, resulting in zero-leakage performance ...