Kammer Brand Valves Targeted at Special Applications

Control valve for severe service and high pressure drop.
Image courtesy Flowserve - Kammer

Kammer, a brand of the Flowserve Corporation, manufactures automatic control valves, with a focus on special applications. Specific products of the company are targeted at fluid control operation in applications with:

• Low temperatures, extending to cryogenic.
• High pressure, up to 60,000 psi.
• Corrosive media
• Low and micro flow
• Sanitary and aseptic requirements
• Severe service

Kammer also manufactures actuators for automating valve operation. The brochure provided below provides an overview of the Kammer product line of linear control valves for targeted applications. Share your fluid control requirements and challenges with a valve specialist and develop an effective solution by leveraging your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise.

Kammer Valve Product Overview - Control Valves from Instrument Specialties, Inc.

Eccentric Rotary Plug Control Valve

The MaxFlo 4 eccentric rotary plug control valve
Image courtesy of Flowserve Valtek

There is a seemingly limitless array of industrial control valves, each targeted for a range of fluid applications and fortified with materials and design features specifically suited for meeting the challenges of that application range.

Flowserve, under their Valtek brand, developed a control valve that combines a number of useful design features. The MaxFlo 4 is an eccentric rotary plug valve intended for fluid control operations. The valve has some attractive design features.

• There is no shaft extending through the flow path, leaving flow unobstructed when the valve is fully open (see the illustration in the document included below).
• Valve trim provides tight bi-directional shutoff.
• Metal or soft seat construction is available to accommodate a wide range of applications.
• A variant provides flange to flange dimensions that allow the MaxFlo 4 to drop in as a replacement for standard size globe valves.
• High Cv rating may enable use of a smaller valve, when compared to other designs.
• Precise position control is delivered by the shaft form and plug mounting.
• Double offset eccentric plug eliminates sliding of plug across sealing surfaces, reducing wear and required seal maintenance.

More detailed information is provided in the document provided below. There is a revealing cutaway illustration showing the mounting and movement path of the plug. Share your industrial process control valve requirements and challenges with an application specialist to get the best match of control valve to application.

Eccentric Rotary Plug Industrial Control Valve from Instrument Specialties, Inc.

Design and Construction of the Globe Control Valve (Valtek Mark One)

Globe control valve

A globe control valve is a specific type of valve used for regulating flow in a pipe. The design includes a movable plug, connected to a stem, which can be moved linearly to close or open the valve. Globe control valves are referred to as “linear” valves because of this movement, whereas ball valves and butterfly valves are referred to as “quarter-turn” valves. Generally, globe control valves provide better overall flow control than quarter-turn valves due to the design of their flow path.

The Valtek Mark One globe control valve is know for superior performance in liquid and gaseous services, while also permitting easy, fast and inexpensive maintenance to its major components.

The video below provides an excellent look inside a globe control valve (in this case the Flowserve Valtek Mark One).