A Gate Valve and Its Advantages - Weidouli Valves Co.,Ltd.

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Sep. 09, 2024

A Gate Valve and Its Advantages - Weidouli Valves Co.,Ltd.

A gate valve is a wedge disc for opening and closing. The movement direction of the brake is required to be perpendicular to the direction of the fluid. It can be opened and closed completely, and cannot be adjusted or throttled. The gate valve is sealed by the contact between the valve seat and the gate. Usually, the metal material is sealed and welded to improve the wear resistance. The gate is divided into rigid and elastic gates and is widely used in chemical, petroleum, light industry, hospitals, environmental protection, etc.

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&#;. How does a gate valve work

How does a gate valve work? The opening and closing disc of the gate valve is the wedge disc, which has two sealing surfaces. The most commonly used mode is that the two sealing surfaces of the gate valve form a wedge. The wedge angle depends on the valve parameters, which is usually 5°, and is 2°52' when the medium temperature is not high. The gate of the wedge gate valve can form a whole, which is called a rigid gate. It is possible to manufacture gates that can produce slight deformation so as to improve the manufacturability, and compensate for the deviation of the sealing surface angle during processing. This kind of gate is called an elastic gate. After the gate valve is closed, the sealing surface can only be sealed by the pressure of the medium. In other words, according to the media pressure, the sealing surface of the gate can be pushed into the other side to ensure the sealing of the sealing surface, which is called self-sealing. Most gate valves adopt the method of forced sealing.

&#;. Advantages of gate valves

1. The flow resistance is small. The media channel inside the valve is straight, and the flow resistance is small.

2. It is easier for it to do the opening action. Because compared with the shut-off valve, the movement direction of the gate valve is perpendicular to the direction of the medium flow, whether it is open or closed.

3. High and long opening and closing time. The opening and closing stroke of the gate is relatively large, and the elevator is carried out by screws.

4. Water hammer is not easy to occur.

5. The two sides of the channel are symmetrical, and the medium can flow in any direction from both sides, which is convenient for installation.

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6. The structure length (the distance between the two connecting end faces of the system shell) is small.

7. The gate valve has simple body shape, short structure, good manufacturing technology and wide application range.

8. The gate valve boasts compact structure, good valve rigidity, soft channel, small flow resistance, long sealing surface between stainless steel and hard alloy, long service life, PTFE packing, reliable sealing, light and flexible operation.

Advantages and disadvantages of gate valve and its scope ...

This article will explain the advantages and disadvantages of gate valves and the scope of application. A gate valve is a valve in which the opening and closing part moves along the vertical direction of the pipeline channel axis. The

opening and closing part is called a gate, which is mainly used to cut off the flowing medium in the pipeline and can only be used fully open or fully closed. Therefore, the gate valve cannot be used as a regulating valve to regulate flow. Gate valves of different materials are adapted to different environments and temperatures, but gate valves are generally not used in pipelines that transport mud and other media, because these media contain impurities, which will affect the sealing effect of the gate.

Advantages of gate valve:
1. It can only be fully open and fully closed. When the gate is fully open, the resistance of the fluid through the valve is small;
2. The torque required for opening and closing is small and labor-saving;
3. It can be used in pipelines where the medium flows in both directions, and the flow direction of the medium is not restricted;
4. Compared with the shut-off valve, when the gate valve is fully opened, the degree of erosion and erosion of the sealing surface by the fluid medium is low;
5. Simple structure, convenient installation and use, and good manufacturing technology;
6. The overall structure length of the valve is relatively short.

Disadvantages of gate valve:
1. The overall dimensions and opening height are relatively large, which requires a large installation space;
2. When the gate is opened and closed, the friction with the sealing surface of the valve seat is large, causing certain wear on the sealing surface;
3. Usually the gate valve has two sealing surfaces, which is difficult to process and grind, and it is quite troublesome to maintain;
4. It takes a long time to open and close.

Gate valves usually have more applications in the following areas:
1. Oil and natural gas pipelines.
2. Transportation pipeline and storage equipment of refined oil.
3. Wellhead equipment for oil and natural gas exploitation.
4. City gas transmission pipeline.
5. Tap water and sewage treatment projects.

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