SERVICE CONDITION Soft,dry powder (food / pharmaceutical products) Abrasive, fine, dry powder Abrasive pellets Abrasive powder with large lumps (Iron ore, raw coal, boiler bed ash) Clean fluid (water, air) Highly viscous fluid (Molasses) Non-abrasive sludge (Pulp, sewage) Abrasive slurry (Ash slurry) Corrosive and/or abrasive slurry (Green liqour) Hot & Dirty gases (Carbon black powder + gases)
Normal (upto 10 bar, unidirectional)
Bi-directional flow / and pressure
High temperature (>300 deg C)
Vacuum (upto 625 mm)
Tight shut-off
High Velocity
High cycle
Throttling / control
IDEAL MAY BE USED NOT USED  

A -Soft,dry powder (food / pharmaceutical products) B -Abrasive, fine, dry powder C -Abrasive pellets D -Abrasive powder with large lumps (Iron ore, raw coal, boiler bed ash) E -Clean fluid (water, air) F -Highly viscous fluid (Molasses) G -Non-abrasive sludge (Pulp, sewage) H -Abrasive slurry (Ash slurry) I -Corrosive and/or abrasive slurry (Green liqour) J -Hot & Dirty gases
(Carbon black powder + gases)


Knife Gate Valves are used in a variety of application such as:

Slurry Lines:
Thermal Power Plants, Mining, Collieries.

Sludge and viscous media handling:
Sewage & Waste Water Treatment, Chemical Sludges, Sticky Media, Molasses.

Pulp and Paper Stock Lines:
On-Off & Control Applications

Dry Solid and Powder Handling:
Hopper isolation valves, Pneumatic conveying systems, Polymer chips handling, Weighing & batching systems, Dryers; Coal burner valves to NFPA-8503 specifications.

High Temperature Gas Lines
Carbon Black Plants.

Ball Valves