The Flo-Tite Tri-Pro Series is designed as a split body, three-piece construction, to allow ease of access for maintenance of the valve ball and seat without special tools. This line of valves utilizes the "free-floating" ball principle. The ball is not fixed but is free to move with the line pressure. As a result, these valves are capable of tight shut-off with the flow in either direction or dead-ended, regardless of the position of the valve in the line. The downstream seat, which is opposite the pressurized side, of a closed valve, must carry the load exerted by the line pressure on the ball, while the upstream seat is subject to little load or wear. For this reason, it is sometimes possible to increase useful seat life by turning the valve end-for-end in the pipeline.
Design Features:
Fire Safe Certified to API 607 7th Edition • ISO 5211 Actuator Mounting Pad • Secondary media containment(available) • Anti-static grounding device • Weld-in-Place, SW / BW • Protected seat design • Two fully contained body seals • Cap screw body assembly • Cryogenic service (available) • V-Port control (available) • Metal seats (available)
Tri Pro's Advantage:
Ability to handle extreme pressure and temperature shock
Ability to withstand higher pressure drop
Ability to handle slurries and resist abrasion and wear
Bubble tight sealing to 500°F
Bubble tight sealing to 2250 psi / 3000 psi
Ability to handle thermal fluids and super heated steam