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Knife gate valves
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Knife gate valves

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Company Overview: Velan is a prominent manufacturer of industrial valves, specializing in forged and cast steel gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, knife gate, and engineered severe service valves. Established in 1950, Velan is renowned for its high-quality valves, particularly for nuclear power plants and the U.S. Navy. The company operates 13 manufacturing plants worldwide, with a strong presence in North America.
Manufacturing Plants: Velan's facilities are located in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Asia. These ISO-certified plants produce a diverse range of valve types and sizes for various industrial applications.
Knife Gate Valve Features: Velan's knife gate valves are constructed entirely from stainless steel, offering superior corrosion resistance. Key features include a robust one-piece body, a thicker knife gate for tight seating, and a reliable packing chamber, designed to handle slurries, pulp stock, and corrosive fluids.
Design and Specifications: Standard knife gate valve designs include integral locking devices, raised face seats, and low torque stem drive assemblies. The valves are pressure tested for seat tightness and operational reliability, meeting TAPPI and MSS standards for wafer-type knife gate valves.
Applications and Options: These valves are used in industries such as pulp and paper, chemicals, oil and gas, and water treatment. Options include various actuators and seating technologies tailored to specific application needs.
Technical Data: Detailed specifications include dimensions, materials, and performance data for different valve sizes. The valves are available with metal or resilient seats, ensuring zero leakage under specified conditions.
Ordering Information: The catalog provides guidance on ordering, helping customers select the appropriate valve configuration for their needs.
Specifications: Velan knife gate valves range from 2 to 24 inches (50 to 600 mm) and are made from austenitic stainless steel. They feature through-bolted, rigid flanges matching ASME B16.5 Class 150 standards, with a maximum working pressure of 150 psig (10.3 bar) and a maximum working temperature of 150°F (65°C).
Design Features: The valves prevent clogging with a non-clogging full port design and a bypass unit cast into the bonnet. They offer bidirectional shutoff up to 150 psi and are suitable for vertical or horizontal line operations, being maintenance-free with a long cycle life.
Materials: Key materials include CF8M (SS316) and CG8M (SS317) for the body and bonnet, SS316 for the knife, and PTFE for the seat. The packing is made from graphite and PTFE-impregnated synthetic yarn.
Operational Features: The valves can be operated using various actuators, including handwheel, chain wheel, and electric actuators. They feature a patented knife-stem connection for positive seating and a crimped resilient seat for longer service life.
Applications: Suitable for the pulp and paper industry, chemical industry, food processing, and petrochemical industries, these valves handle applications involving clean pulp, wastewater, and secondary effluent.
Additional Features: Alternative seat designs are available, such as integral, resilient, and renewable Stellite 6 seats, along with deflection cones to protect the valve seat from abrasion.
Specifications: The document details specifications for standard knife gate valves ranging from 8–36 inches and bolted bonnet knife gate valves from 6–24 inches. It includes maintenance procedures for replacing the seat ring.
Procedures: Maintenance procedures are detailed in the Knife Gate Valve Maintenance Manual VEL-KGVM-99, including specifications for pipe flange bolt torquing.
Applications: Examples of in-service applications include pump discharge isolation and centrifugal cleaner isolation, with specific pressure and pulp conditions.
Actuator Information: Various actuator types are discussed, including electric, gear, and cylinder actuators, with detailed specifications for electric actuator sizes and bore diameters for double-acting pneumatic actuators.
Design Features: The Velan knife gate valve features a linear flow design, non-plugging bonnet, machined seat for tight shutoff, and a beveled gate for positive shearing action, suitable for throttling dense solutions.
Materials: Materials used include T316, T304 stainless steel, and PTFE-impregnated packing, with a composition table for various materials.
Ordering Information: Instructions on ordering Velan valves include details on material specifications, size of connection, type of connection, pressure rating, and packing options.
Notice: The document advises against opening or closing knife gate valves against pressure and warns against using lugs to adjust misalignment in piping. It emphasizes consulting Velan sales for warranty information.
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PLANT 1 PLANT 3 MONTREAL, CANADA 109,000 sq. ft. (10,126 m > 2 ) > 1 ⁄ > 4 4֔ (8100mm) forged gate, globe & check valves, ASME ֑N stamp, ISO 9001:2000 WILLISTON, VERMONT, U.S.A. 155,000 sq. ft. (14,400 m > 2 )2Җ24 (50Ԗ600mm) forged and cast steel gate, globe and check valves, ASME Nђ stamp, ISO 9001:2000 PLANT 2 & 7 MONTREAL, CANADA 170,000 sq. ft. (15,800 m > 2 ) 260֔ (501500mm)forged and cast steel gate, globe, check, ball, knife and butterfly valves 3֖36 (80Ԗ700mm) ASME Nђ stamp, ISO 9001:2000 PLANT 4 & 6 GRANBY, CANADA 186,500 sq. ft. (17,325 m LYON, FRANCE 160,000 sq. ft. (14,900 m > 2 )...

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Cast stainless steel body and investment cast yoke. In fabricated valves, leakage of corrosive medium dueto neglected maintenance on the packing, or line pressure surges causes corrosion and failure of most carbon steel or cast iron components. > An all stainless steel valve offers better corrison resistance than cast iron lined valves. The total cost of ownership becomes more attractive than the initial savings.: > The groove around the seat permits the gate to push particles aside and prevents clogging. When the valve is open the flow cleans the groove. > Rugged one-piece body includingflanges....

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Many times the cycle life of a standard knife gate valve. > ● Bonnetted design. Standard body-bonnet joint with an efficient non-asbestos reinforced fiber or PTFE gasket. Standard packing chamber with 125 RMS wall finish, burnished non-rotating stem and PTFE or graphite packing rings. > ● Long-life leakproof stem seal. > U.S. Patent # 5295661 No dewatering of stock, unlike standard knife gate valves. > ● Virtually no contamination of the environment. > ● Easy repacking in-line. (Valve should be de-pressurized when repacking in-line.) TIGHTER SEATS WITH PATENTED TORQUE CLOSURE OF KNIFE > ● Beveled...

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During closure, the stem slides down pushing the knife into contact with thetwo bottom lugs. The taperstem head then transfers a vertical closing force to a lateral force which positively seats the knife against the seat face. Stem force, not line pressure, maintains seating contact in this unique design, ensuring tight seating in both directions (see alternative seat designs on page 10). During the opening and closing cycle, the guides ensure proper alignment of the knife. ● Handwheel torque oractuator force provides positive seat-knife closure. > ● Patented knife stemconnection. Unlike any...

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In stainless steel or othermaterials are available to divert the flow of abrasive slurries and protect valve seat from abrasion.Typical applicationsinclude dry solids, storage bins, bottom valves, mining slurries, fly ash, filters, cyclons, etc. The cone is installed between valve and pipe flange. > Flow data on page 12. > ● Live-loading and leak-off Handwheel, quick lever,chain wheel, bevel gear, on-off cylinder actuators, positioning cylinder actuators, electric actuators. 10 For very fine slurry lines,purge connections are recommended. Purging is used to prevent packing of material in bonnet...

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● Thicker knife. Our valves have thicker, stronger knives, toprevent deflection under heavy pressure and to ensure a tight seal.The minimum knife thickness for Velan knife gate valvesare based on the ASME VIII formula for plate thickness. > ● Precision-machined, bottom and top edges provideshearing action for pulp stock and slurry. > ● Lapped seating face for maximum tightness. > For specific Knife Gate Valve thicknesses see tables on pages 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9 Easy seat maintenance due toreplaceable seat retainer ring on standard knife gate valves from 836֔ and bolted bonnet knife gate valves from...

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Due to unique torque closure of its seat, theVelan Bolted Bonnet Knife Gate Valve is an ideal solution for low pressure, high cycling, environmentally sensitive services and bidirectional applications. > Multiple pump discharge isolation with pressure 70-90 psi (4.8-6.2 bar) white water. Centrifical cleaner isolation. Pressure around 25-35 psi (1.7-2.4 bar) 2.5% pulp. Post refiner line isolation. Pump discharge shutoff5% pulp at 70 psi (4.8 bar) cycling over 75 times a day. Filter isolation installation. 13 >

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OӔ OR DIAMOND PORT, FULL PORT, 150 PSIG (10.3 BAR) > MODEL ITEMAB KnifeT316T317ELC BodyT316T317ELC BoltStainless steelPacking PTFE-impregnated asbestos or PTFE-impregnated synthetic yarn Packing flangeT304T304 StemT304 Stainless steel YokeT304 Stainless Steel Stem nut Ni-resist or Bronze HandwheelDuctile iron Linear flow from low to full opening. > Non-plugging bonnet and throttle orifice. > Machined seat allows tight shutoff. > Beveled gate provides positive shearing action. > Port closure directly proportional to stem travelfor throttling. > Throttles dense solutions of paper mill stock forheadbox...

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ASME B16.5 CLASS 150, TYPE 34 > PARTMATERIAL BodyCF8MCG3M Seat ringCF8MCG3M DiscCF8MCG3MGasketPTFE or reinforced fiber BoltSS 304 NutSS 304 (self-locking) > Manufactured in corrosion-resistantstainless steel. > Precision machined tilting disc and seat for tight shutoff in reverse flow direction. > Designed with an off-center pivot to prevent the disc from slamming againstthe seat and to aid operation at lowpressure differentials. > Can be installed in both the horizontal or vertical positions, provided fluid flowis upward. > SIZE Rugged construction, simple andlightweight. > mm No.HoleMaximumWeightinFace...

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