Which industries use valves more frequently?

Valves are an extremely versatile device that can be found in almost any local area. They are active under the street, in houses, in power plants and paper mills, in refineries, and in a wide variety of basic and industrial equipment.

Here are seven industries in which valves are commonly used and how they are used:

1. Power industry

Many power plants use fossil fuels and high-speed turbines to generate electricity. Gate valve is the first choice of power plant on/off operation. Sometimes other valves are used, such as Y globe valves.

High-performance ball valves are widely used in the power industry.

Power plant applications expose pipes and valves to tremendous pressure, so valves require solid documentation and planning to handle multiple cycles, temperatures, and pressures.

In addition to the main steam valve, the power plant has a number of auxiliary pipes. These auxiliary pipes consist of various globe valves, butterfly valves, check valves, ball valves and gate valves.

2. Water works

Water plants require relatively low pressure levels and ambient temperatures.

Because the water temperature is normal, other rubber seals and elastomers that are not suitable for local use can be used. These types of data can complete the sealing device water valve, prevent leakage.

Waterworks valves typically have pressures well below 200psi, so high pressure, wall thickness pressure planning is not required. Unless a valve is required at a high pressure point in a dam or very long channel, a built-in water valve may be required to accept pressure of around 300psi.

3. Offshore industry

The piping system of offshore production equipment and oil drilling channels includes a large number of valves. These valve products are available in a variety of standards to address all flow control challenges.

The key part of oil production equipment is gas or oil recovery pipeline system. This system is not only used in the channel, its production system is generally used at depths of 10,000 feet or more.

In larger oil channels, demand is processing more of the crude from the wellhead. These processes include the separation of gas (natural gas) from fluid vapor and water from hydrocarbons.

These systems typically use ball and check valves and API 6D gate valves. API 6D valves are not intended for use with rigid piping requirements and are typically used in internal equipment piping on drilling vessels or channels.

4. Waste water treatment

Waste lines collect waste solids and fluids and divert them to sewage treatment plants. Wastewater treatment plants operate with low pressure lines and valves, and in many cases the requirements for wastewater valves are more relaxed than for clean water.

Check valves and iron RAMS are very popular choices for wastewater treatment.

5. Oil and gas production

Gas Wells and oil Wells and their production equipment use many heavy valves. The pressure of gas and oil underground is so great that oil and gas can shoot up to 100 meters into the air.

The combination of valves and special fittings is capable of accepting pressures above 10,000 psi. Such pressures are rarely seen on land and are relatively common in deep-sea Wells.

Valves used in wellhead equipment are subject to high temperatures and extremely high pressures. Valve piping assemblies generally include special globe valves (called throttle valves) and gate valves. Special stop valves are used to regulate the flow from the well.

In addition to wellheads, there are also equipment requiring valves on natural gas and oil fields. It includes process equipment for pretreating natural gas or oil. These valves are generally carbon steel materials of lower grade.

6. Pipeline

Many important valves are used in these pipes: for example, the pressing pipe stop valve. A pressing valve can block a section of pipe for maintenance or leakage.

There is also loose equipment along the line: this is where the line is exposed from the ground, and this is equipment used to inspect and clean the production line. These stations include multiple valves, which are typically ball or gate valves. The valves of the piping system need to be fully opened to allow the passage of the launching equipment.

7. Commercial buildings

Standing commercial buildings, there are a lot of pipelines inside. After all, every building needs water and electricity. For water, it is necessary to have a variety of plumbing systems to carry tap water, waste water, hot water and fire protection equipment.

In order to make the normal operation of the fire protection system, they must have the pressure to meet, and the type and category of the fire protection assembly valve must be approved by the corresponding management body before installation.