Ball valves are durable and usually work to achieve perfect shutoff. They are therefore an excellent choice for shutoff applications. They do not offer the fine control that may be necessary in throttling applications but are sometimes used for this purpose.
Floating Ball Valve | Metal Seated Ball Valve | Forged Ball Valve |
Ball valves are used extensively in industry because they are very versatile, and also can be classified in different styles:
by body: single body, split body, top entry ball valve, and fully welded ball valve.
by port: full port, reduced port, and v port.
by ball/seat: floating ball valve, trunnion ball valve
by actuators: manual, pneumatic, hydraulic and electric actuated
by pieces: single piece, two piece and three piece
multi-port valves: three-way ball valve, L-port and T-port, four-way ball valve, five-way ball valve