Advantages and Disadvantages

Purposes Advantages Disadvantages

• It is used for on-off

• Causes vibration, seat
application
Low pressure drop when disc wear in partial
Gate Valve • High temperature and
fully open and tight sealing open condition.
pressure with variety of
• Slow response
fluids
• Faster to open or close
• It is used primarily for
• Throttling to control the
throttling purposes Seat disc wear in partial
Globe Valve flow to any desired
• Flow control valve with open conditions
degree
high temp. application
• Positive shut-off
• Small in size
Used in refinery,
• Provide tight shut off Plug valve may be
Plug Valve petrochemical and chemical
• Quick opening and low subjected to galling
industries
pressure drop
 Purposes
• For flow, pressure control
and high temp.
Ball Valve • For corrosive fluids,
slurries, normal liquid and
gases
• Large flow control
• Low pressure applications
Butterfly Valve
where leakage is
unimportant
Used for corrosive liquids at
Diaphragm Valve
low temp and pressure
Advantages Disadvantages
• Low pressure drop Fluid trapped in the ball in
• Easy to maintain the closed position may
• Low torque cause problem of build up
• Small in size and low in of vapour pressure and
weight corrosion
• Simple and low costs
• Compact form
No tight shut off
• Quick opening
• Low pressure drop
• Simple in construction
Not for high temp. and
• Easier to operate and
pressure
maintain