4/15/2019 Valves Selection Guide

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Valves Selection Guide

An applications guide for selecting valves
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The suitability of a valve for a particular application is decided by the materials used in relation to the conveyed fluid as well as its mechanical design. The
table below can be used as a valve selection guide.

Conveyed Fluid Nature of Fluid Valve Function Type of Disc

Gate
Rotary ball
Plug
On/Off
Diaphragm
Butterfly
Neutral
Plug gate
(Water, Oil, etc)
Globe
Butterfly
Control valve, modulating Plug gate
Diaphragm
Needle
Gate
Plug gate
Rotary ball
On/Off
Plug
Corrosive Diaphragm
(Acid, alkaline etc.) Butterfly
Globe
Diaphragm
Control valve, modulating
Butterfly
Plug gate
Liquid
Butterfly
On/Off
Diaphragm
Hygienic Butterfly
(Food, beverages, drugs etc) Diaphragm
Control valve, modulating
Squeeze
Pinch
Rotary ball
Butterfly
Diaphragm
On/Off
Plug
Pinch
Slurry Squeeze
Butterfly
Diaphragm
Control valve, modulating Squeeze
Pinch
Gate
Gate
On/Off, Diaphragm
Fibrous Suspensions
Control valve, modulating Squeeze
Pinch
Gate
Globe
On/Off Rotary ball
Plug
Neutral Diaphragm
(Air, Steam etc) Globe
Needle
Control valve, modulating Butterfly
Diaphragm
Gate
Butterfly
Gas
Rotary ball
On/Off
Diaphragm
Corrosive Plug
(Acid vapors, chlorine etc.) Butterfly
Globe
Control valve, modulating
Needle
Diaphragm
Gate
Globe
Vacuum On/Off
Rotary ball
Butterfly

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Conveyed Fluid Nature of Fluid Valve Function Type of Disc
Pinch
Abrasive Powder On/Off,
Squeeze
(Silica, etc) Control valve, modulating
Spiral sock
Solids Pinch
On/Off, Gate
Lubricating powder (graphite, talcum, etc
Control valve, modulating Spiral sock
Squeeze

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Valve Standards - International standards for valves in piping systems
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Related Documents
ASME - Valve Standards - An overview of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME - valve standards
ASTM - Valve Standards - An overview of ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials - valve standards
Control Valves and Flow Characteristics - Relationship between control valve capacity and stem move
Diaphragm Valves and Diaphragm Materials - Typical diaphragm materials and their main properties when used in diaphragm valves
Flow Coefficients - Cv - and Formulas for Liquids, Steam and Gases - Online Calculators - Flow coefficient and proper design of control
valves - Imperial Units
ISO Valve Standards - An overview of ISO - International Organization for Standardization - valve standards
Leakage Classification of Control Valves - Seat leakage classification through control valves
Safety Valve Standards - An survey of international safety valve standards. The most common used standards in Germany, UK, USA, France,
Japan, Australia and Europe
Slurry Transport - Minimum Flow Velocity - Avoid settling of solids in slurry transport systems with flow velocities above certain levels
Steam Control Valves - Calculating Kv Values - Design of steam control valves and their Kv values
Valve Abbreviations - Common US valve abbreviations used in drawings and documentation
Valve Authority - The valve authority expresses the ratio between pressure drop across the control valve compared to total pressure drop across
the whole system
Valve Types - Classifications of valves
Weir Diaphragm Valves - Flow Coefficients - Cv - and Flow Factors - Kv - Typical flow coefficients - Cv - and flow factors - Kv - for weir
diaphragm valves

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