Valve Knowledge Center
Valve Knowledge Center
The Valve Knowledge Center brings together reference pages on valve selection, installation, maintenance and standards. Select a topic from the groups below or use the search.
Fundamentals
This section of the Valve Knowledge Center explains the basics: valve types, ball valve design, body materials and line equipment such as strainers and steam traps.
- API 6D ball valve
- Natural gas ball valve
- 3 way ball valve: L type and T type
- Mono-block (Burak type) ball valve
- Pig launcher and receiver ball valve
- Double block and bleed (DBB)
- Jacket ball valve
- High pressure ball valve
- Fully welded underground ball valve
- EU ball valve
- Steel ball valve
- Cast iron and sphero ball valve
Valve Selection Criteria
Use these Valve Knowledge Center guides to choose the right valve by application, medium, pressure class and connection type.
Installation and Maintenance
Installation on site, operation and troubleshooting: step-by-step Valve Knowledge Center guides for ball valves, check valves, strainers and steam traps..
Standards and Tables
Certificates, manufacturing and reference tables: the Valve Knowledge Center collects flange dimensions, pressure conversions and steam and flow tables in one place.
