Buttery valve

of the pipe, passing through the disc is a rod connected

to an actuator on the outside of the valve. Rotating the
actuator turns the disc either parallel or perpendicular to
the ow. Unlike a ball valve, the disc is always present
within the ow, therefore a pressure drop is always in-
duced in the ow, regardless of valve position.
A buttery valve is from a family of valves called
quarter-turn valves. In operation, the valve is fully open
or closed when the disc is rotated a quarter turn. The
buttery is a metal disc mounted on a rod. When the
valve is closed, the disc is turned so that it completely
blocks o the passageway. When the valve is fully open,
the disc is rotated a quarter turn so that it allows an almost
unrestricted passage of the uid. The valve may also be
opened incrementally to throttle ow.
There are dierent kinds of buttery valves, each adapted
for dierent pressures and dierent usage. The zero o-
set buttery valve, which uses the exibility of rubber, has
the lowest pressure rating. The high performance double
oset buttery valve, used in slightly higher-pressure sys-
tems, is oset from the centre line of the disc seat and
body seal (oset one), and the centre line of the bore (o-
set two). This creates a cam action during operation to lift
the seat out of the seal resulting in less friction than is cre-
Large buttery valve used on a hydroelectric power station water
inlet pipe in Japan.
ated in the zero oset design and decreases its tendency
to wear. The valve best suited for high-pressure systems
is the triple oset buttery valve. In this valve the disc
seat contact axis is oset, which acts to virtually elimi-
nate sliding contact between disc and seat. In the case of
triple oset valves the seat is made of metal so that it can
be machined such as to achieve a bubble tight shut-o
when in contact with the disc.

1 Types

1. Concentric buttery valves - This type of valve has a

Duplex valve in wafer buttery conguration.
A buttery valve is a valve which can be used for isolat-
ing or regulating ow. The closing mechanism takes the
form of a disk. Operation is similar to that of a ball valve,
which allows for quick shut o. Buttery valves are gen-
erally favored because they are lower in cost to other valve
designs as well as being lighter in weight, meaning less
support is required. The disc is positioned in the center
resilient rubber seat with a metal disc.
2. Doubly-eccentric buttery valves (high-performance
buttery valves or double-oset buttery valves) -
Dierent type of materials is used for seat and disc.
3. Triply-eccentric buttery valves (triple-oset buttery
valves) - The seats are either laminated or solid metal
seat design.

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1.1 Triple-eccentric (oset) design 6 See also

Triple eccentric (oset) Design prevents galling and Ball valve
scratches between the metal seat and the metal disc due
to its unique design. The only time where the seal comes Control valve
into contact with the seat is at the point of complete clo-
Gate valve
sure. Triple oset valves are generally used in applica-
tions which require bi-directional tight shut-o in oil and Globe valve
gas, LNG/NPG terminal and tanks, chemical factories,
and shipbuilding. They are also used for dirty/heavy oil Plastic pressure pipe systems
to prevent extrusion.
Needle valve

2 Wafer-style buttery valves 7 References

The wafer style buttery valve is designed to maintain a
seal against bi-directional pressure dierential to prevent
any backow in systems designed for unidirectional ow.
It accomplishes this with a tightly tting seal; i.e., gasket,
o-ring, precision machined, and a at valve face on the
upstream and downstream sides of the valve.

3 Lug-style buttery valve

Lug-style valves have threaded inserts at both sides of the
valve body. This allows them to be installed into a system
using two sets of bolts and no nuts. The valve is installed
between two anges using a separate set of bolts for each
ange. This setup permits either side of the piping system
to be disconnected without disturbing the other side.
A lug-style buttery valve used in dead end service gener-
ally has a reduced pressure rating. For example a lug-style
buttery valve mounted between two anges has a 150 psi
pressure rating. The same valve mounted with one ange,
in dead end service, has a 75 psi rating.

4 Use in industry
In the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industry a but-
tery valve is used to interrupt product ow (solid, liquid,
gas) within the process. The valves used in these indus-
tries are usually manufactured according cGMP guide-
lines (current good manufacturing practise).

5 Images

Cast iron buttery valve

Cast iron buttery valve

Large buttery valve

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