VALVE USES – DO’S AND DON’TS OF INDUSTRIAL VALVES
Valves are a part of many daily functions, from ensuring your car does not overheat to successfully operating a chemical plant. They have been designed to perform a variety of functions such as stopping and starting, throttling, or acting as a no return for flow. There are a large variety of valves and valve configurations to suit all services and conditions; different uses (on/off, control), different fluids (liquid, gas etc.; combustible, toxic, corrosive etc.) different materials and different pressure and temperature conditions. They are primarily used for starting or stopping flow, regulating or throttling flow, preventing back flow or relieving and regulating pressure in fluid or gaseous handling applications. Isolation Valves – Used for systems that do not need the flow throttled and allow the flow and closes to stop flow. Non-Return Valves – Used to control the speed and capacity of flow through the system. Throttle Valves – Used to control the direction of flow. Flow in t