Elastomers are commonly used as linings and seals in valves. Concentric butterfly valves typically have a molded elastomer liner that provides sealing around the seat, shaft, and flange in a single component. This construction isolates the valve body from the operating medium and allows different liner materials to be used with the same valve body. Directly vulcanizing an elastomer liner onto the body provides high stability, even at high flow rates or in a vacuum, but makes the liner difficult to exchange or repair.
Elastomers are commonly used as linings and seals in valves. Concentric butterfly valves typically have a molded elastomer liner that provides sealing around the seat, shaft, and flange in a single component. This construction isolates the valve body from the operating medium and allows different liner materials to be used with the same valve body. Directly vulcanizing an elastomer liner onto the body provides high stability, even at high flow rates or in a vacuum, but makes the liner difficult to exchange or repair.
Elastomers are commonly used as linings and seals in valves. Concentric butterfly valves typically have a molded elastomer liner that provides sealing around the seat, shaft, and flange in a single component. This construction isolates the valve body from the operating medium and allows different liner materials to be used with the same valve body. Directly vulcanizing an elastomer liner onto the body provides high stability, even at high flow rates or in a vacuum, but makes the liner difficult to exchange or repair.
Elastomers Elastome.rs ,ue used in valves for a variety o.C seaJing functions. The bodies of concemric burredly valves are mostly lined with moulded seals (sleeves, li11ers or seats). This conscruction princi pie includes the seat sealing, tht: sha � Fig.11: sealing .rnd rhe flange sea ling i11 a single Concen1ric bul1er11y component (Fig. ·1 I). fo :-iddirion, rhc valve valve with elasto body is Lotally isol:ited from rhe operating merlc hner meJium. lt is possible to use differem liner qu:i.lities for the same valve body.
Integrated shof1 sealing
S1obilisa1ion ol lhe liner
This opens up a lar�e number of combinations.
In vacuum applications, it is also possible ro glue replaceable elasLOmer liners onto the valve body For better sLabilisation, hut gluing can he unreli able, leading to lamination and failure. Alterm1- tively, elasromers can be vulcanised dh·ecrly o.nio the body. As a consequence, a high swbility can be achieved even at a hi�h flow rate and also in vacuum applications. The Jisadvanrag-e of this design is that these Lypes of liners cannot be easily exchanged or repaired.