Table 3-1

Valve Selection Chart

Fluid Mode of Flow Regulation Valve
Sanitary Sticky
Solids in Suspension
non-abrasive abrasive
Free of
solids Diverting Throttling On-Off Type Group
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
special
special
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
special
special
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
special
special
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
special
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
Yes
Yes
Yes
moderate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Globe:
-straight pattern
-angle pattern
-oblique pattern
-multiport pattern
Piston
Parallel gate:
-conventional
-conduit gate
-knife gate
Wedge gate:
-with bottom cavity
-without bottom
cavity (rubber seated)
Plug:
-non-lubricated
-lubricated
-eccentric plug
-lift plug
Ball
Butterfly
Pinch
Diaphragm:
-weir type
-straight-through
Closing
down
Sliding
Rotating
Flexing