When using a ball valve piped upstream and downstream with a steam trap in steam service, do you use a full bore ball valve upstream and a reduce bore downstream OR do you use full bore to be used upstream and downstream? Want to use best practices
Both Gate Valve and Ball Valves can be purchased with Class VI shut-off. Are ball valves best to use in a steam process line in lieu of gate valves? Wondering which is best to use in a hospital facility especially since ball valves will open easily and faster than gate valves.
Fisher has a pretty good guide. You may also want to check with other control valve manufacturers technical department such as Spirax Sarco as ask the same question, etc...
My understanding is that the accuracy of control depends on a number of things, such as the charateristics of the valve...
Reviewing a traditional block and bleed system it consist of two isolation valves and a bleed valve within the pipeline configuration. Removing these three valves and retorfitting it with a single double block and bleed valve within the steam system seems to be appropriate, especially if...
