Steam Gate Valves

When the valve is wide open the gate is fully drawn into the valve bonnet.

Steam gate valves. Many different types of manual valves are used in industrial applications worldwide. Steam valves are used to control the flow and pressure level of steam and heated water vapor. We stock safety valves globe valves steam traps strainers and sight glasses gate valves check valves pressure reducing valves control valves insulation solution and even instrumentation. Buy gate valves for steam including cast steel and forged steel steam gate valves.

47 acutt ave durban kzn south africa. Gate valves use a sliding plate within the valve body to stop limit or permit full flow of fluids through the valve. The flexible gate allows the gate to flex as the valve seat compresses due to thermal expansion of the steam pipeline and prevents thermal blinding. For welded bonnet valves the bonnet is threaded in and torqued to an engineered torque value and the body bonnet joint is strength welded offering double protection against leakage.

A complete range of gate globe and check valves for all of your high pressure and high temperature applications proven over years of service in conventional thermal and nuclear power plants as well as other hp steam services around the world. The gate is usually wedge shaped. Unit 9 bolt park. Steam is used in a large number of industrial applications.

Flexible wedges gate valves are used in steam systems. Gate valves are used when a straight line flow of fluid and minimum flow restriction are needed. All gate valves for steam are available to buy online from valves online the uk s leading online valves supplier for steam applications. For class 1500 valves and for steam service seats are seal welded to the body.

Also known as gate valves these gradually open and close to prevent system damage from suddenly starting and stopping flow. It is used for powering turbines to generate electricity and for food chemical and other product processing. The following article will cover the general mechanism and function of the most typical of these valves used in steam systems such as ball valves butterfly valves globe valves gate valves and diaphragm valves. 11 bolt avenue.

Packing rings are precompressed to 4000 psi to provide a high integrity seal. Thermal expansion of the steam line sometime causes distortion of valve bodies which may lead to thermal blinding. Safety valves globe valves steam traps strainers and sight glasses gate valves check valves pressure reducing valves control valves insulation instrumentation.