Valve's size - Valve engineering | Eng-Tips
Jul. 14, 2025
Valve's size - Valve engineering | Eng-Tips
Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before (could not find it in the search) but I would like to ask you guys what would be the "normal" size range for control valves.
I mean, the company I work for sells Pibiviesse ball valves which go from 1in up to 60in. What about the other types of valves? Globe, butterfly, plug... do those valves come in such a wide range of sizes?
I would expect butterfly valves to have a small range, considering the pressures it would have to withstand on a +20in application for example. Not so sure about the globe or plug ones.
Thanks. Most butterfly's are 3" to 36". However I've heard of a mm (110") butterfly valves being made.
Globe valves exist for 1/4" to 24" With some rare exceptions above that. The vast majority are 1/2" to 12" typically when you have a line larger than 12" you don't want the pressure losses that a globe valve creates in the line.
Gate valves have about the same range as ball valves from 1/4" to 60"
I'm not sure about plug valves You think I didn't try that Strainer?
I looked and all I could find are the most used diameters by different manufacturers, not the total range for each one of them.
I'm not interested in knowing who can build the biggest and/or the smallest valve out there, I just want to know up to which size it's recommended to use each one of those types of valves.
I'm asking here because I know there are people with experience to know more about this. I have been working with ball valves for some weeks now and I'm starting to know where it's best to use those rather than say a globe valve, but I don't know much about the others.
Anyway... thanks for your "help" too.
I mean, the company I work for sells Pibiviesse ball valves which go from 1in up to 60in. What about the other types of valves? Globe, butterfly, plug... do those valves come in such a wide range of sizes?
I would expect butterfly valves to have a small range, considering the pressures it would have to withstand on a +20in application for example. Not so sure about the globe or plug ones.
Thanks. Most butterfly's are 3" to 36". However I've heard of a mm (110") butterfly valves being made.
Globe valves exist for 1/4" to 24" With some rare exceptions above that. The vast majority are 1/2" to 12" typically when you have a line larger than 12" you don't want the pressure losses that a globe valve creates in the line.
Gate valves have about the same range as ball valves from 1/4" to 60"
I'm not sure about plug valves You think I didn't try that Strainer?
I looked and all I could find are the most used diameters by different manufacturers, not the total range for each one of them.
I'm not interested in knowing who can build the biggest and/or the smallest valve out there, I just want to know up to which size it's recommended to use each one of those types of valves.
I'm asking here because I know there are people with experience to know more about this. I have been working with ball valves for some weeks now and I'm starting to know where it's best to use those rather than say a globe valve, but I don't know much about the others.
Anyway... thanks for your "help" too.
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