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Brief Classification of Industrial Valves

12.10.2013
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Brief Classification of industrial Valves

Definition of Valve

Mechanical or electromechanical device by which the flow of a gas, liquid, slurry, or loose dry material can be started, stopped, diverted, and/or regulated.

Types of Valves

The main types of values include:

Isolation valve: on/off valve that typically operates in two positions; the fully open and fully closed position.
Switching valve: usually a 3-way valve that converges and divert fluid flow in a piping system.
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