PLUG VALVE

PLUG VALVE

PLUG VALVES HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING:

DURABILITY

PLUG VALVES ARE ROBUST AND CAN WITHSTAND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND ABRASIVE MEDIA. QUICK OPERATION PLUG VALVES CAN BE OPENED AND CLOSED QUICKLY WITH A QUARTER-TURN OPERATION. VERSATILITY PLUG VALVES CAN HANDLE A WIDE RANGE OF FLUIDS, INCLUDING LIQUIDS, GASSES, AND SLURRIES. THEY CAN ALSO BE DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS, HANDLING PRESSURES UP TO SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (PSI).

LOW MAINTENANCE

PLUG VALVES GENERALLY REQUIRE MINIMAL MAINTENANCE COMPARED TO MORE COMPLEX VALVE DESIGNS. BI-DIRECTIONAL FLOW PLUG VALVES CAN HANDLE FLOW IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY IN INSTALLATION. ADAPTABILITY TO MULTIPORT CONFIGURATIONS PLUG VALVES CAN BE DESIGNED WITH MULTIPLE PORTS, SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX PIPING. VALVE CAN BE SERVICED IN PLACE PLUG VALVES CAN BE SERVICED WHILE IN PLACE. RELIABLE LEAK-TIGHT SERVICE PLUG VALVES HAVE RELIABLE LEAK-TIGHT SERVICE DUE TO TAPERED PLUG WEDGING ACTION AND A REPLACEABLE SLEEVE

PLUG VALVES ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE IN CYLINDRICAL OR CONICAL SHAPES. THEY ARE USED FOR STOPPING OR STARTING THE FLOW OF FLUID, AND CAN OFFER ON-OFF, DIVERTING, AS WELL AS BASIC MODERATE THROTTLING SERVICES.