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Cost-Effective Butterfly Valves
Quarter turn valves or butterfly valves are one of the most cost-effective and lightweight solutions available in valve technology to regulate the flow of both liquids and gasses in a pipe system. A butterfly valve is simply a disc that is mounted on a rod that is rotated by turning a dial or actuator. When the actuator is turned to the closed position, the disc is fully encapsulated by the pipe preventing the low of liquid or gas. At the open position, the disc is perpendicular to the pipe allowing the liquid or gas to flow freely.
The actuator can also be used to turn the butterfly valves to lower the pressure or minimise the flow of water or gas through the pipe system. Different types of pipe systems, liquids or gases and pressure requirements are suitable to different types of butterfly valves that are available on the market. The higher the pressure required the better the performance of the butterfly valve needs to be. Liquids or gases that are abrasive or acidic in nature will require butterfly valves that are made from materials that will not corrode easily due to the continuous exposure to the substances. The manufacturer of the butterfly valves is important here in ensuring that you get the right type of product to meet the requirements it must fulfil.
Butterfly valves allow for the instantaneous shut off or turn on of the flow of liquids or gases. This makes them much more effective and convenient for use in most applications. This is another reason that butterfly valves are the most popular and often the first choice in valve technology to suit a range of applications.
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