Valves are pipeline accessories used to open and close pipelines, control flow direction, and regulate and control the parameters (temperature, pressure, and flow rate) of the transported medium. Based on their function, they can be divided into shut-off valves, check valves, regulating valves, etc.
Valves are control components in fluid transport systems, possessing functions such as shut-off, regulation, flow diversion, backflow prevention, pressure stabilization, flow splitting, or overflow pressure relief. Valves used in fluid control systems range from the simplest shut-off valves to various valves used in extremely complex automated control systems, with a wide variety of types and specifications.
Valves can be used to control the flow of various types of fluids, including air, water, steam, various corrosive media, slurry, oil, liquid metals, and radioactive media. Based on material, valves are also classified as cast iron valves, cast steel valves, stainless steel valves (201, 304, 316, etc.), chrome-molybdenum steel valves, chrome-molybdenum-vanadium steel valves, duplex steel valves, plastic valves, and non-standard customized valves, etc.
