Check Valves Design Features

Check Valves Design Features This post is initiated to give some basic information regarding Check valve design features, it uses, standards, types, advantages, disadvantages etc. Check Valves Another type of valve commonly used in conjunction with other valves is called a check valve.  Check valves are designed to restrict the flow to one direction.  If the flow reverses direction, the checkRead More…

Dual Plate Check Valve

Dual Plate Check Valve ▪ An all-purpose non return valve that is much stronger, lighter in weight and smaller in size compared to a conventional swing or lift check valve ▪ Employs two-spring-loaded plates hinged on a central hinge pin. ▪ When the flow decreases, the plates close by the action of torsion spring before flow reversal takes place. ▪ Offers the twin advantages of Read More…

Duckbill Check Valve

Duckbill Check Valve Description ▪ Duckbill valve is manufactured from rubber or synthetic elastomer, and shaped like the beak of a duck.  ▪ Commonly used in medical applications to prevent contamination due to backflow. ▪ One end of the valve is stretched over the outlet of a supply line, conforming itself to the shape of the line, usually round. The other end, the duckbill, rRead More…