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Icopal valves are stop valves that use a diaphragm as the closing element to seal the flow passage, shut off fluid, and separate the valve body cavity from the valve bonnet cavity. Diaphragms are commonly made of elastic, corrosion-resistant, non-permeable materials such as rubber and plastic. Valve bodies are mostly made of plastic, fiberglass, ceramic, or metal with rubber lining. They feature a simple structure, good sealing and anti-corrosion performance, and low fluid resistance. They are used for media with low pressure, low temperature, strong corrosiveness, and suspended solids. Structural forms include weir type, straight-through type, and gate type. Actuation methods include manual, pneumatic, and electric.

Icopal valve functions

A diaphragm valve contains a flexible or composite diaphragm inside the valve body and bonnet, with the closing member being a compression device connected to the diaphragm. The seat can be weir-shaped or the wall of a straight-through flow passage. The advantage of a diaphragm valve is that the operating mechanism is isolated from the media path, ensuring the purity of the working medium and preventing media impact on the operating components. Additionally, no separate sealing is required at the stem unless used as a safety facility for controlling hazardous media. In diaphragm valves, since the working medium contacts only the diaphragm and the valve body, both of which can be made from various materials, the valve can ideally control many working media, especially those with chemical corrosiveness or suspended particles. The operating temperature of a diaphragm valve is usually limited by the materials used for the diaphragm and valve body lining, with an operating temperature range of approximately -50 to 175 °C. The diaphragm valve has a simple structure, consisting mainly of three components: the valve body, the diaphragm, and the valve head assembly. The valve is easy to disassemble and repair quickly, and diaphragm replacement can be completed on-site in a short time.

Icopal valve working principle

Diaphragm valves use a corrosion-resistant lined valve body and a corrosion-resistant diaphragm instead of valve core components, utilizing the movement of the diaphragm for regulation. The valve body material of diaphragm valves is cast iron, cast steel, or cast stainless steel, lined with various corrosion-resistant or wear-resistant materials; diaphragm materials include rubber and PTFE. The lined diaphragm has strong corrosion resistance, suitable for regulating strongly corrosive media such as strong acids and strong alkalis. Diaphragm valves have a simple structure, low fluid resistance, and greater flow capacity than other types of valves of the same specification; they are leak-free and can be used for regulating high-viscosity media and media with suspended particles. The diaphragm isolates the medium from the upper chamber of the valve stem, so there is no packing and no external leakage. However, due to limitations of the diaphragm and lining materials, pressure and temperature resistance are relatively poor, generally applicable only to nominal pressures up to 1.6MPa and temperatures below 150 °C. The flow characteristic of a diaphragm valve is close to quick-opening; it is approximately linear before 60% travel, and the flow change is not significant after 60%. Pneumatic diaphragm valves can be equipped with feedback signals, limiters, and positioners to meet the needs of automatic control, program control, or flow regulation. The feedback signal of pneumatic diaphragm valves uses non-contact sensing technology. This product uses a diaphragm-type actuating cylinder instead of a piston cylinder, eliminating the disadvantage of piston rings being easily damaged, causing leakage and preventing valve opening and closing. When the air source fails, the handwheel can still be operated to open and close the valve.

Icopal valve applications

A diaphragm valve is a special type of shut-off valve whose closing element is a diaphragm made of soft material, which separates the valve body cavity from the valve bonnet cavity. Due to limitations in valve body lining processes and diaphragm manufacturing processes, it is difficult to manufacture larger valve body linings and larger diaphragms; therefore, diaphragm valves are not suitable for large pipe diameters and are generally applied in pipelines ≤ DN200. Due to limitations of diaphragm materials, diaphragm valves are suitable for low-pressure and low-temperature occasions. Generally, the temperature should not exceed 180 °C. Since diaphragm valves have good anti-corrosion performance, they are mostly used in devices and pipelines for corrosive media. The applicable media and operating temperature of diaphragm valves are limited by the valve body lining material and the diaphragm material.

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