Figure 13 Plug Valve

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Valves DOE-HDBK-1018/2-93 TYPES OF VALVES Plug Valves A plug valve is a rotational motion valve used to stop or start fluid flow. The name is derived from the shape of the disk, which resembles a plug. A plug valve is shown in Figure 13. The simplest form of a plug valve is the petcock. The body of a plug valve is machined to receive the tapered or cylindrical plug. The disk is a solid plug with a bored passage at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the plug. In the open position, the passage in the plug lines up with the inlet and outlet ports of the valve Figure 13 Plug Valve body. When the plug is turned 90 from the open position, the solid part of the plug blocks the ports and stops fluid flow. Rev. 0 ME-04 Page 21

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