Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.
Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.
Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.
Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.
Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.
Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek | Philippopoulos s.a.

Gate Valve - Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet | Fluitek

Fluitek Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet Gate Valve

The Fluitek Wedge Type Pressure Seal Bonnet is a metal-seated gate valve designed for flow isolation in medium to very high-pressure lines. It is intended for on/off service and is not suitable for throttling, as partial opening increases erosion on seats and the flexible wedge.

Construction and Operation

  • Flexible wedge disc
  • Pressure seal body/bonnet joint, autoclave type
  • Bonnet sealing ring made of graphite/stainless steel composite
  • Bidirectional operation, with testing of both seats
  • Operated via handwheel, gearbox, electric actuator, or pneumatic actuator, depending on DN, pressure class, and operational torque

Standards and Pressure Classes

Design can comply with ASME B16.34 or EN 12516. Available in cast body with flanged or butt weld ends and forged body with butt weld ends. Common ASME pressure classes include Class 900, 1500, 2500, and 4500, with Class 4500 applicable only to forged body construction.

Materials and Temperature

Materials include carbon steel, low alloy steels, modified 9% chrome alloys, austenitic stainless steels, and nickel alloys. Packing is graphite-based, with ceramic fiber yarn packing sets for temperatures above 600 °C. Final selection depends on pressure-temperature rating, fluid, corrosion, thermal cycles, and NACE or special metallurgy requirements.

Design Considerations

For high pressure, check:

  • Body cavity overpressure relief
  • Warm-up bypass
  • Differential pressure during opening
  • Operating torque and actuator selection
  • Need for butt weld connection instead of flange

For Class 2500, technical data sheets suggest sizes 2" to 24", with larger sizes available upon request.

FAQ

When to choose pressure seal over bolted bonnet?
For higher pressures and temperatures, where pressure aids bonnet sealing.

Is a bypass needed?
Often yes, for large DN or high ΔP, to preheat and balance before opening.

Suitable for throttling?
No. It is a full open or full close isolation valve.

Standard (Options)
  • ANSI
Connection (Options)
  • Butt Weld
Material (Options)
  • Carbon Steel
  • Austenitic Stainless Steel
  • Low Alloy Steel
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Cr Alloys
Pressure Rating (Options)
  • 900 lbs
  • 1500 lbs
  • 2500 lbs

Datasheet and documents

Description

FLUITEK ORSENIGO VALVES has a very extended experience in manufacturing this type of valve. It’s the most well known on-off valve for high pressure applications.

It’s features:

  • flex wedge disc
  • pressure seal body/bonnet joint (also called autoclave)
  • high strength construction

are deemed to obtain optimum and safe functioning at medium to high pressures. The pressure seal body/bonnet joint uses a composite graphite/stainless steel seal ring that is today’s optimum solution sealing mechanism. Bi-directional on-off functioning is guaranteed with both seats being tested. Operation, depending on size, pressure class and customer demand can be manual with handwheel, manual with gear operator, electric motor actuated, pneumatic operated.

Design can be to ASME B16.34 as well as to EN 12516. Cast body construction (both flanged and with butt weld ends) and forged body construction (with butt weld ends) are both available.

Materials range from carbon steel to low alloy steels (including the widely used modified 9% chrome alloys), to austenitic stainless steels, to nickel alloys. Packing systems are based on graphite material, but ceramic fiber yarn packing sets are also available for temperatures exceeding 600°C. Materials are either to ASTM/ASME standards or to EN standards, either harmonized or calculated to design conditions. Pressure classes (per ASME standard) are normally ranging from 900# to 1500#, 2500# and 4500#, the last one being manufactured only in the forged body construction.

These valves require, depending on operation conditions, body cavity overpressure relief systems and/or warm up bypass systems, all made available by FLUITEK ORSENIGO VALVES to customer’s demand. The forged body construction allows FLUITEK ORSENIGO VALVES to supply this product with dimensions and pressure classes out of standard, designed to the specific requirements of the customer (temperature, pressure, size of the line) without any dimensional limitation.

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