How Does a Gate Valve work?
Valves are specially designed devices, which assist in stopping, allowing or speeding up the flow of liquid in a pipeline. As far as gate valves are concerned, these are more suited for completely stopping or starting the flow of the medium in the pipeline. The valve pipeline diameter and gate have the same opening. It makes sure that once the gate valve opens; there is no obstruction to the flow of the liquid. How does a gate valve function? The gate valve functions by lifting the rectangular/circular gate out of the path of the liquid in the pipeline. Once the valve opens fully, gate valves are full bore, which leads to zero obstruction in the flow of the liquid. It is because the valve and the pipeline diameter share the same opening. The bore diameter determines the valve size, an advantage of the full-bore design is that it has minimal friction loss, which saves energy and minimizes the cost of ownership. What are the Different Designs in a Gate Valve? The...