Lift Check Valve and Titling Disk Check Valve

Lift Check Valves

These valves are made in three styles. Vertical lift check valves are for installation in vertical lines, where the flow is normally upward; globe check valves are for use in horizontal lines; angle check valves are for installation where a vertical line with upward flow turns horizontal. Globe and angle

Tilting-Disk Check Valves

These valves may be installed in a horizontal line or in lines in which the flow is vertically upward. The pivot point is located so that the distribution of pressure in the fluid handled speeds the closing but arrests slamming. Compared with swing check valves of the same size, pressure drop is less at low velocities but greater at high velocities.

Closure at the instant of reversal of flow is most nearly attained in these valves. This timing of closure is not the whole solution to noise and shock at check valves. For example, if cessation of pressure at the inlet of a valve produces flashing of the decelerating stream downstream from the valve or if stoppage of flow is caused by a sudden closure of a valve some distance downstream from the check valve and the stoppage is followed by returning water hammer, slower closure may be necessary. For these applications, tilting-disk check valves are equipped with external dashpots. They are also available with low-cost insert bodies.

Valve Trim various alloys are available for valve parts such as seats, disks, and stems which must retain smooth finish for successful operation. The problem in seat materials is fivefold:

1. Resistance to corrosion by the fluid handled and to oxidation at high temperatures,
2. Resistance to erosion by suspended solids in the fluid,
3. Prevention of galling (seizure at point of contact) by differences in material or hardness or both,
4. Maintenance of high strength at high temperature, and
5. Avoidance of distortion.

All valve trim materials have coefficients of thermal expansion which exceed those of cast or forged carbon steel by 24 to 45 percent and tend to cause distortion of seats and disks. To some extent leakage from this cause is prevented by closing the valve more tightly. Inserting a ring of high-temperature elastomeric or plastic, either in or alongside the trim metal in the seat or disk, prevents leakage from this cause.