Dairy Three Piece Body Ball Valve

The sanitary ball valve is a valve with a spherical disc, the part of the valve which controls the flow through it.  The sphere has a hole, or port, through the middle so that when the port is in line with both ends of the valve, flow will occur. 

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Method of Operation- 

Turning the handle turns the valve ball either parallel or perpendicular to the flow to control or shut off flow

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Pros and Cons-

• Highest pressure Sanitary Valve

• Can achieve perfect shut off even after years of disuse

• Can be mounted to most commercial actuators

• When valve is open, no obstruction in valve means no drop in flow pressure 

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• Hard to clean by CIP systems, have to dismantled

• More expensive than butterfly valves

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Size Availability- 0.5" to 4" (if you need a different size, call us to request it)

 

Material Availability- Body in SS 304 or SS 316L, Gaskets in PTFE

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Connection Availability- Weld end, Ferrule End

 

Pressure to Open Valve- Up to 68 bar, reduces along with size