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About Ball valves
During World War II, ball valves were developed and were initially intended for use in aircraft fuel systems, where weight and space are at a premium. They consist of a body which houses a rotating ball which has an orifice or bore machined directly through it. The ball is located in the body by two sealing rings.
Rotation of the ball through 90° opens and closes the valve and allows fluid to flow directly through the orifice. In the closed position, the blank sides of the ball block the inlet and the outlet preventing any flow. There are two basic designs of ball valves - the floating ball design, which relies on the valve seats to support the ball, and the trunnion mounted ball, which uses a trunnion to support the ball. Trunnion mounting is used on larger valves, as it can reduce the operating torque to about two-thirds of that provided by a floating ball.
Conventionally, the handle that is attached to the ball is in-line with the axis of the pipe when the valve is open; conversely, if it is at right angles to the pipe axis, this indicates that the valve is closed.
Rotation of the ball through 90° opens and closes the valve and allows fluid to flow directly through the orifice. In the closed position, the blank sides of the ball block the inlet and the outlet preventing any flow. There are two basic designs of ball valves - the floating ball design, which relies on the valve seats to support the ball, and the trunnion mounted ball, which uses a trunnion to support the ball. Trunnion mounting is used on larger valves, as it can reduce the operating torque to about two-thirds of that provided by a floating ball.
Conventionally, the handle that is attached to the ball is in-line with the axis of the pipe when the valve is open; conversely, if it is at right angles to the pipe axis, this indicates that the valve is closed.
Ball valve (shown in its open position)
Ball valves are available as reduced bore or full bore. Full bore valves have an orifice that is the same size as the diameter of the pipe, whereas in reduced bore valves, the orifice diameter is less than that of the pipe. Full bore valves cost more than reduced bore valves, and they should be used where the pressure drop across the valve is critical or where ball valves are used upstream of flowmeters. Full bore valves can be used in flowmeter applications to minimise fluid turbulence upstream of the measuring device.
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