How To Determine The Best Steam Jacketed Valves

By Sally Delacruz


It has become a common trend for manufacturers to design both fully and partially jacketed models of valves. Steam jacketed valves are meant to ensure efficiency in transferring heat from one point to the other. Covering prevents loss of heat through leaking. Steel and stainless metals are the most commonly used metals in this process. Helium is afterwards used in testing their efficiency.

The process of covering comes in several forms. These forms are always dictated by the needs of the buyer. They may be fully or partially jacketed. The buyer is also likely to be influenced by the type of materials used, the number of ports, type of globes and dimensions among other key components.

End to end dimensions are usually referred to as fully jacketed devices. Most of their flanges are usually covered from one end of the device to the other. This design is contrasted to the other one where some parts; mostly the central ones are not covered.

Full covering with oversize flanges occurs in valves whose flanges are lengthened. They are normally made to be longer than the normal size. When this happens, the valve is capable of coming into direct contact with the source of heat. This design ensures that there is enough migration of heat to keep crystallization and seizure at bay.

The second variation involves standard flanges. In this one, threaded insertions are used as connectors between flanges. They run from end to end on the hind and fore sides of the valve. They are inserted into ports on the bodies of the valves. It is then wielded to the outer flange diameters before moving into the valve. Threaded studs are applied.

Another way of fully jacketing, though not a genuine way of covering, is use of oversize flange BV. It is also a very critical process in this field. The whole body of this equipment is covered. Only parts at the center are not covered. Mostly, valves covered this way contain two or three ports on each jacket. Normally, they are made as short or long E-E dimensions.

In Partially jacketed equipments with standard flanges, all the central parts on the valve are covered while the sides are not. The sides are always left bare, and, therefore, directly come into contact with heat. There is always no need for covering the sides. Some valve designs do not require to be wholly jacketed.

As mentioned in the introduction, the jacketing materials preferred are ordinary steel and stainless steel. These are usually considered to be strong metals which also do not easily get corroded. They are appropriately fabricated to provide required temperatures for effective working of valves.

In a nutshell, one needs to put several significant issues into consideration when deciding on the type of valve to use. He/she has to know the best material required in their manufacturing; stainless metals, precisely steel. Steel do not easily get corroded, and is very strong for this job. He/she also needs to use his/her preferences when choosing between partially and fully jacketed equipments. If these factors are not put into consideration, one might easily pick defective valves which might lead to big loses.




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