Valve/

Diaphragm Butterfly Check Solenoid

Characteri Globe Valve Gate Valve Ball Valve Plug Valve Needle Valve Pinch Valves
Valve Valve Valve Valves
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Diagram

Symbol

Depends
Linear Linear Rotary Linear upon Linear Linear
Motion Linear Motion Rotary Motion Rotary Motion
Motion Motion Motion Motion Stopping Motion Motion
Element

Very Low Very Little Very Low

Pressure Less than
High Resistance Low Low Resistance to Low Low ΔP Resistance N/A
Drop Globe
to Flow Flow to Flow

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 Primarily it
is a Can be Used for
Throttling Throttling Not Fully
Maybe but
Throttle Recommended Valve; Can (Fluid Should be recommended Can be used N/A Open or
not suitable
be Non-Abrasive) for throttling Closed
Used as Stop
Valve

Control Disc/Ball/L
Disc Gate Diaphragm Disc Ball Plug Gate/Needle Polymer Gate
Element ift Check

N/A,
Coefficient High as No
As Shut
of Valve Low constriction High
On/Off
Cv in Flow
Valve

Quick
Circular disc Electric
Not Quarter Turn Quarter Turn Opening
Not suitable used for Not suitable Not suitable Operated.
Operating Not suitable for suitable for Valve. Valve. as only
for quick quick for quick for quick Quick
Time quick operation. quick Quick Quick flow is
operation. opening/clo operation. operation. Shut
operation. Opening/Closing Opening/Closing require to
sing Off/On
open
Temperature Temperature Used for
Not
Operating Limitations in
High Pressure recommend Limitations When both
Limitation Lined and N/A
usage ed for high Seat Ring is Non- high/low
(T/P) Soft Seated
pressure Metallic pressure
Valves

Not suitable Slurry

Not Can be used Not
Operating for Almost all Fluids Almost all Fluids Material
Recommended Use for all types Recommended
Limitation crystallizing and Slurries can and Slurries can could
for Dirty Fluids Anywhere of fluid and for Dirty Fluids
(Materials) and caking be handled be handled stuck to
or Slurries Slurries or Slurries
medium seat

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