What is Tilting Disk Check Valve ?
Check valves are designed to prevent the reversal of flow in a piping system. These valves are activated by the flowing material in the pipeline. The pressure of the fluid…
What is Swing Check Valve ?
Check valves are designed to prevent the reversal of flow in a piping system. These valves are activated by the flowing material in the pipeline. The pressure of the fluid…
Butterfly Valves Construction, Types, Stem & Bonnet Assembly
A butterfly valve is a rotary motion valve that is used to stop, regulate, and start fluid flow. Butterfly valves are easily and quickly operated because a 90o rotation of the…
What is Reducing Valve ?
Reducing valve automatically reduce supply pressure to a pre-selected pressure as long as the supply pressure is at least as high as the selected pressure. Reducing Valve As illustrated in…
Diaphragm Valves Construction, Types, Stem & Bonnet Assembly
A diaphragm valve is a linear motion valve that is used to start, regulate, and stop fluid flow. The name is derived from its flexible disk, which mates with a…
What is Plug Valve ?
A plug valve is a rotational motion valve used to stop or start fluid flow. The name is derived from the shape of the disk, which resembles a plug. What…
What is Ball Valve ?
A ball valve is a rotational motion valve that uses a ball-shaped disk to stop or start fluid flow. The ball, shown in Below Figure, performs the same function as…
Globe Valve Seat and Disk
Most globe valves use one of three basic disk designs: the ball disk, the composition disk, and the plug disk. Ball Disk The ball disk fits on a tapered, flat-surfaced…
Globe Valve Body Design
Globe Valve Body Design The three primary body designs for globe valves are Z-body, Y-body, and Angle. Z-Body Design The simplest design and most common for water applications is the…
What is Globe Valve ?
A globe valve is a linear motion valve used to stop, start, and regulate fluid flow. A Z-body globe valve is illustrated in below Figure. The globe valve disk can…
