General Questions & Answers
What is the difference between a gate valve of the solid wedge type and a flexible wedge type?
The solid wedge is one piece and machined to fit the seat of the housing for a good seal, whereas in a flexible wedge design, the wedge has an annular groove that allows the wedge to bend within the seat of the housing.
Detailed Information
Gate valves
Gate valves consists of three main parts.. body, bonnet, and trim. The body is generally connected to other equipment by means of flanged, screwed or welded connections...
Gate valves consists of three main parts.. body, bonnet, and trim. The body is generally connected to other equipment by means of flanged, screwed or welded connections...