A Gate valve can be a linear-motion manual valve that features a vertical rectangular or circular disc that slides across a job opening to stop the flow that acts as “gate”. Generally useful for isolation purposes fully open or close, Gate valves like stainless steel sight glass usually are not suitable for throttling service since the high-velocity flow can cause a partially open disk to vibrate and chatter and can hasten the erosion with the disc and seating surfaces.
Single or double-disc slab gate valves are ideal for oil and gas pipelines with DN50-DN300, class150-900 / PN1.0-16.0 Mpa, operating temperature -29 ~ 121℃. In the case of pipeline with piggable design, make use of a rising stem gate valve which has a diversion hole. The slab gate valve that has a diversion hole having a dark rod floating seat is suited to oil and gas recovery wellhead device. The product oil pipeline and storage equipment shall make use of a single gate or double gate flat gate valves without diversion holes.
Wedge gate valves are comprised of the tapered gate that may be metal-to-metal sealing. Compared using a slab gate valve, wedge gate valves will not be piggable because in the void that's left within the bottom in the valve body once the valve is open. The wedge design raises the auxiliary sealing load, enabling metal sealed wedge valves to seal at both high and low medium pressures. However, wedge gate valves with metal seals tend to be unable to reach the inlet seal as a result of specific pressure in the inlet seal due to the wedge action. Wedge gate valves employ a certain Angle, generally, 3 degrees or 5 degrees, producing accumulated material inside the lower groove from the valve, the medium together with the particulate matter damages the sealed seat, make loose closure.
Soft or metal to metal sealing design can be obtained with different wedge configurations for instance solid wedge, flexible wedge or with the splitted configuration wedge to meet the specific service conditions. FCA through conduit gate valves are also available in Slab Gate and Expanding Gate design and both SS and SE models are fully adhere to API 6D Specification.
FCA Gate valves come having a variety of end connections: Flanged type, as standard, is included with Raised Face (RF) based on ASME Class 150#, 300# and 600#, along with Ring-Type-Joint flanges (RTJ) for Class ratings of 900#, 1500# and 2500#. Buttwelded ends can be supplied, with schedule in line with customer specifications.
