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Valve 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
Pinch
Abrasive Powder On/Off,
Squeeze
(Silica, etc) Control valve, modulating
Spiral sock
Solids Pinch
Lubricating powder (graphite, On/Off, Gate
talcum, etc Control valve, modulating Spiral sock
Squeeze

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