CHECK VALVES

Product Overview

While not a valve in the traditional sense, check valves serve an important application-namely to prevent flow in one direction while allowing it in the other. A check valve is self-actuated and designed to prevent fluid from flowing back into the system(prevent reverse flow).Real-life applications include preventing back flow into an injection line or into a pump. The fluid flow opens the valve by forcing a disk or ball in one direction. When the flow stops, the disk or ball is seated and closes the valve. They can be installed in horizontal or vertical upward flow piping.

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Bodies and covers are high quality cast and afterwards precisely machined, directing the attention to prevent stress concentration.

The design characteristic of check valves is the unobstructed passageway, with a full-opening when required.

Body and Cover Gasket

The design of the body/cover gasket varies depending on the class of the valve.

Class 150 to 600 check valves consist of a male-female connection with a graphite or spiral wound gasket.

Class 900 and above check valves consist of a ring type joint.

In pressure seal designs the sealing is achieved through a gasket that takes advantage of the internal pressure of the line. The material most commonly used is high purity graphite being located between the body and the body retainer ring.