| Are you working on a chemical or pharmaceutical | | | | of these industries are oil and gas manufacturers, |
| process industry? Or do you have experience | | | | chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, paper |
| working in textile manufacturing? If you do, perhaps | | | | manufacturers, the textile manufacturing, power |
| you know ball valves are parts of quarter turn valves | | | | plants, steel manufacturers, pharmaceuticals |
| or rotary valves. By turning a handle that is attached | | | | processing and water and sewage plants.There are |
| to a ball that is inside the valve, the valves open. | | | | two types of ball valves: the full port and the |
| They then move in response to fluid or mechanical | | | | standard port. A full port ball valve makes use of an |
| pressure.Inside the valve, there is a ball that has a | | | | oversize ball in order to allow unrestricted flow. The |
| port, which is actually a hole at the middle. When this | | | | size of the ball and the pipeline are identical, so this |
| hole is aligned with both valve ends, liquid can flow | | | | has a lower loss of friction. A standard port, on the |
| easily through it. After the valve has been closed, the | | | | other hand, has a slightly controlled flow and makes |
| hole becomes perpendicular to the valve ends | | | | use of a smaller ball. This ball is smaller than the |
| impeding the flow of liquid.Lots of different industries | | | | pipeline, and it also has a smaller port. |
| make use of ball valves in order to control fluid. Some | | | | |