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Ball valves- Uses in food & beverage industry

Ball Valve is the valve that can either be turned on or off by opening the valve and closing the valve, respectively. This type of valve uses a hollow, perforated, and pivoting ball to control flow through it. If the handle of the ball valves lies flat in alignment with the flow, then the valve is in an open state. When the handle of the valve is perpendicular, then the ball valve is closed. Hence the confirmation of the ball valve status can be checked easily by looking at the alignment of the ball valve handle. 

Whenever we are going to any online grocery stores and purchase food items likes cereals, cookies, canned fruits, and pastries, you might have wondered how this food must have been processed. This is where ball valves play a crucial role in the food and beverage industries.  Ball valves are flow valves that are quarter turn is used to shut off and control purposes. The ball valves are very easy to operate and can control and maintain high volume, high flow of temperature, and high pressure.

 Ball valves are more efficient than traditional butterfly valves that are explicitly used for the circulation of stream water only. Ball valves that are used in food processing industries can be subclassified into two categories. They can be a valve that comes in direct contact with the food and the second that are used in utility services involved in the food industry.

Both of these types of Ball valve are regulated, but the one which is in direct contact of food must undergo stringent checks. Even a small contaminant in the valve will lead to compromise with product quality and increase the cost of production.

 

Types of Ball valves that are used in Food and beverage industries

  • One-piece Ball Valves:- These types of ball valves are less in cost and are basically “throw-away” type valve. There are no leakage points in this category of ball valves.
  • Two-piece ball valves:- These types of ball valves are most common. It has one body joint that has fewer chances of leaks. They can take part in maintenance as well.
  • Three-piece ball valves:-These types of ball valves can be disassembled easily for maintenance. The internal parts can easily be swapped.

 

We as SKG Pneumatics, distributor and ball valve supplier supply a wide range of ball valves from best makers of the industry like beta flow, NVR, Zoloto Valve etc. Our entire range of ball valves is the best valves that are designed keeping the design specification and its requirements in mind. These valves are reliable and highly durable. They can be used in food manufacturing industries, food processing companies, or the beverage industry.

 

Types of Valves in Gas and Oil Industry

In a piping system, valves play a very important role. They are the most essential components of the oil and gas industry and are used in various purposes. In upstream, midstream and downstream, valves are used for controlling the flow, protecting the equipment and refining of crude oil respectively. In this post, we shall discuss the types of valves used in the gas and oil industry.

Following are the most common types of valves used in the gas and oil industry:

  1. Control Valves: 

    As it is clear from the name that control valves are used to control the flow Based on the process conditions. A control valve is termed as a final control element in automatic control terminology. There are two main parts of control valve i.e. the sliding stem and the rotary action.

  2. Bellow Seal Valve:   

    Bellow seal valve is a kind of control valve which is used in balancing the pressure of the fluid. For pipelines of steam and flammable, explosive media, bellow seal valve is the perfect solution. By adopting the structure with bellows, it helps in avoiding the leakage of the valve stem. It is very secure and prevents the loss of fluids. It has a very long operating life with minimum operating cost. The structure of bellow seal valve is durable which helps in preventing leakage.

  3. Butterfly Valves:   

    Butterfly valve is used to stop, regulate and start the flow. It has a very vast use in oil and gas industry. It is a quarter- turn rotary motion valve which means that rotating the handle of the valve at 90° can completely close or start it.

  4. Cryogenic Valves:  

    Cryogenic valves are used in very cold applications. Most oil and gas industries use cryogenic temperature range starting at -238° F i.e. -150° . Cryogenic valve has a very keen ability to function in both low (-320° F) as well as high (750 psi) temperature.

  5. Gate Valves: 

    A gate valve is also known as sluice valve and it is mostly used for both above- ground and underground installation. It performs it operation doing a clockwise to close CTC or clockwise to open CTO rotating motion of the stem. Gate valves are also used when minimum pressure loss and a free bore is needed.

  6. Globe Valves:

     Globe valves are used for regulating the flow in the pipeline and for throttling flow control. There is a flow direction arrow marked on the valve body and it must be installed according to it. Pressure classes of globe valve include 150 through 1500.

  7. Pressure Reducing Valves: 

    As the name tells, pressure reducing valves reduce the pressure of a fluid. It controls the downstream pressure or outlet of the fluid. It is an open, 2 ways valve which ensures the pressure of the fluid until the desired pressure is reached downstream.

 

These valves are used in many different appliances, systems, and common items inside the house, industries. Industrial valves are of various types such as Gate Valves, Globe Valves, Ball Valves, Butterfly Valves, Check Valves, Pressure Valves, and Diaphragm Valves, etc. SKG Pneumatics Inc, are leading suppliers of Industrial Valves and Equipment, based in Delhi. They are offering a quality range of industrial valves & all types of fire safety products.

Different Types of Check Valve and Its Applications


Check valves are designed to pass flow the fluid in one direction with minimal resistance and prevent reverse flow or damage to the passage. Check valves are the most important valves included in any system, whether household or industrial system. Different Check valve Types are designed for different applications.

How does Check valve work?

A check valve is constructed with a valve body, cover, and disc attached to a hinge and swings away from the valve seat to allow the flow of the fluid passing.

Types of Check Valves:

1. Swing Check Valve

The disc is unguided in a Swing Check Valve, when it moves to fully open position or to a fully closed position the fluid flows in a forward direction with minimal resistance. Many different discs and seat designs are made available by SKG Pneumatics to satisfy requirements of varying applications.

2. Ball Check Valves

Ball Check valves are constructed with a spherical ball inside the body which helps to control the flow of the fluid. The ball rotates freely when the fluid is passing by. This unique process makes it ideal for installing it for a viscous fluid.

3. Tilted Check Valves

A tilted check valve is designed with a disc which has a pivot point at the center of the disc. When the flow is streamed the disc open and when it turns to reverse the disc closes immediately. This Tilted Check valve is mostly used in agricultural areas.

4. Dual Disk Check Valve

A dual disk check valve is designed to control the flow of the fluid, the hinge is connected to a plate which rotates and the stream is controlled when the hinge is moved.

5. Silent Check Valve

This check valve availed by SKG Pneumatic are designed to eliminate water hammer and are recommended to use in multi-story buildings. It consists of a spring attached to the disc which slowly closes when the water flow decreases, eliminating the hammering.

6. Nozzle Check Valves

Nozzle check valves are designed to stream the flow of gas, fluid or slurry in low pressure. This check valve doesn’t allow reverse stream as it closes when low pressure is felt than actual.

SKG Pneumatics is the solution to your all piping system including also Industrial Valves. These are some non-return valve designed and supplied by SKG Pneumatics accompanied by Advance, Zoloto, NVR, etc to maintain the safety and better piping system.