ISOLATING (BLOCK) VALVES SELECTION TABLE

Please enter operating requirements by clicking drop-down boxes below:

Pressure

Temp

Fluid

Fluid
Condition

Fluid
Characteristics

Parallel slide gate

Knife gate
Rotary disk gate
(metal seated)

1 A
1
1

1
1

Floating ball (metal seated)

Trunnion mounted ball
(metal seated)

1
1

Eccentric ball (Orbit)

(metal seated)

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
2

1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

Floating ball (soft seated)

Trunnion Mounted ball
(soft seated)

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

Eccentric ball (Orbit)

(soft seated)

Sleeved plug
Lined plug
Lubricated semi-balanced plug
(Texsteam)

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1

Lubricated balanced plug

Lifting (wedge) plug
Expanding plug
Full bore diaphragm
Weir diaphragm
Pinch
Iris
Straight pattern globe
Angle pattern globe
Oblique pattern ('Y' type) globe
Concentric rubber lined butterfly
Concentric other lining butterfly
Double offset butterfly (rubber seat)

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

Normal

Dirty/Abrasive

Parallel expanding gate

(soft seated)

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

Clean

1
1

Solid (powder etc.)

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

Slurry

1
1

Steam

1
1
1

Gas

Cryo. < -50C

1
1
1

Liquid

High Cl 900 +

1
1
1

High > 150C

Med Cl 300/600

Wedge gate
Soft seated wedge gate
Slab gate (hard metal seated)
Slab gate (soft seated)
Parallel expanding gate
(hard metal seated)

Valve Type

Low to med. -50 to + 150C

Low CI 150

Select:

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Double offset butterfly

(plastic or metal seat)

Triple offset butterfly

(metal seat)

Notes:
A May be available but seek specialist advice
B May be suitable consult manufacturer
C Will usually require steam jacket/trace heating consult manufacturer
D Valves should incorporate spring. May need heating consult manufacturer
E All check valves likely to give poor performance

LIQUID-Tight

LIQUID-Low Leakage Acceptable

LIQUID-Moderate Leakage
Acceptable

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1
1

1
1

1
1

0
0
0
0
0

1
1

0
0
0

0
0

Possible Selections
(highest total indicates
preferred selection)

High
1
1
1

GAS-Moderate Leakage Acceptable

Moderate
1
1
1

GAS-Low Leakage Acceptable

Low

1
1
1

GAS-Tight

Searching

1 B 2

Long-term Leak Tightness

1
1
1

1 B 1
1

1 B 2
1

Flow
Resistance

Fouling/Scaling

Viscous

Solidifying

Fluid
Characteristics

1 B 1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

0
0

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

0
0
0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1 B 2
2

1 B
2 B 1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1

CHECK VALVES SELECTION TABLE

Please enter operating requirements by clicking drop-down boxes below:
Size

Flow

Pressure

Temp

Fluid

1 1 1

Slurry

Steam

Gas

1 1 1

Swing check (std)

1 1 1 1

Swing check (wafer)

Tilting disk check

Duo- disk check

Duo-disk check (wafer)

Axial flow nozzle check

Diaphragm check
Screw-down stop & check

Liquid

High > 150C

Low to med. -50 to + 150C

Cryo. < -50C

High Cl 900 +

Med. Cl 300/600

Lift check - piston

Low Cl 150

Pulsating flow

Unstable flow

Lift check - disk

Normal

Lift check - ball

> DN 200

Valve Type

DN 50 or less

> DN 50 to DN 200

Select:

Foot

Plate check

1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1

1 1

1
1

1
1

Notes:
A May be available but seek specialist advice
B May be suitable consult manufacturer
C Will usually require steam jacket/trace heating consult manufacturer
D Valves should incorporate spring. May need heating consult manufacturer
E All check valves likely to give poor performance

1
1

1 1 1

1 1 C
1

1 1 C1 D E 1
1
1 D E 1

1 D E 1

1
1

E 1
E 1

Possible Selections
(highest total
indicates preferred
selection)

Piggable

1
1

E 1
1

High

Moderate

Pig

1 1 C1 D E 1
1
E 1

Flow
Resistance

Low

Searching

Fouling/Scaling

Viscous

Solidifying

Dirty/Abrasive

Fluid
Characteristics

Normal

Clean

Fluid
Condition

Solid

Fluid

E 1