Ball valve and plug valves belong to the same type of valve, only it's shut down parts of a sphere, the sphere around the body centerline.For rotation to achieve open and close a valve.
Ball valve in the pipeline is mainly used for cutting, distribution and changing the direction of media flow.
Ball valves are widely used in recent years, a new type of valve, which has the following advantages:
1.Fluid resistance, the resistance coefficient with the length of the pipe with the same.
2.Simple structure, small size and light weight.
3.Compact and reliable valve sealing surface material widely used plastic, sealing in the vacuum system has also been widely used.
4.Easy to operate, opening and closing rapidly, from fully open to fully closed as long rotation 90 °, to facilitate remote control.
5.Easy maintenance, simple ball valve, seals are generally active, are relatively easy to replace demolished.
6.In the fully open or fully closed, the ball and seat sealing surface and the dielectric isolation, through the media, will not cause the valve sealing surface erosion.
7.Wide range of applications, from small diameter to a few millimeters to a few meters from the high vacuum to high pressure can be applied.
Ball valve has been widely used in petroleum, chemical, power generation, paper, nuclear, aviation, rockets and other departments, as well as people's daily life.