what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
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Some times I find full port or bore some times I found it written regular so my Q is what is the difference and the selection of the bore type depends on what other than pigging.





RE: what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
Applications where pressure drop is critical (e.g. vacuum services) need full bore valves.
Dirty services where reduced bore may lead to plugging, will also require full (or close to full) bore valves.
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
RE: what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
RE: what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
RE: what is the difference between regular port and full port for a ball valve?
You use full bore if less pressure drop in your pipeline is required, since reduced bore means added restriction, more pressure drop.