Fluidlexikon

Ball valve

Ball seated valve:

Directional or check valve with a freely moving ball as the blocking element. Excellent in terms of keeping designs simple, but is only suitable for small valve sizes.

2/2-way ball valve:

Shut-off valve (2/2-way, occasionally also a 3/2-way valve) with a ball as the rotating blocking element. Is available up to the largest nominal widths (Figure K 39).

Ball check valve:

Check valve which uses a ball as the blocking element.

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Figure K 39: 2/2-way ball valve