Can a Floating Ball Valve be installed in any direction, is there a perfered direction for flow? I am under the impression that a Floating Ball Valve is Bi-Directional. I was told that I must use a Tr

We have a tank farm where aviation turbine fuel ( ATF) or jet fuel is stored in the refinery. "Hammer blinds'are being used for positive isolation which will isolate the tanks from the system so that

On crude unit we have for pass fired heater with thermocouples on each pass exit. We experienced thermowell fracture two time in last three years. When thermowell is broken crude oil start leaking.

I am looking for the proper type of valve to install to bleed pressure off water mains when they have to be taken down for maintenance. The specific instance is a 72" main with a 6" tee and valve pipe

We have a design on an influent pump station at the start of a wastewater treatment plant that uses Check and Plug Valves on the discharge side of the pumps. I need to know why plug valves are better

I have a storm drainage system that has a flow splitter to some treatment devices. Gate valves are shown on each side of the flow splitter for either spill control or maintenance purposes, i.e. flow

Is a plug valve a globe valve? Globe valve: A valve where a disc (or for for instance for regulating globe valves a plug) is moved (screwed multiturn, usually) down to close the valve.

What does it mean short or long pattern in a valve? there are some reference in ASME B16.10 but I can't find there the difference between them.