Parameters Required for Control Valve Sizing & Quotation

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Update time:2026-03-12

Process Conditions (Core)

  1. Service Medium
  • Medium: water, steam, air, natural gas, oil, acid, alkali, slurry, etc.
  • Particulate content, corrosiveness, crystallization tendency
  1. Temperature
  • Normal, maximum and minimum operating temperature
  1. Pressure
  • Normal operating pressure
  • Maximum inlet pressure P1
  • Outlet pressure P2
  • Pressure drop ΔP across valve
  1. Flow Rate
  • Normal, maximum and minimum flow rate
  • Unit: m³/h, t/h, kg/h, Nm³/h, etc.

Valve Body Parameters

  1. Nominal Diameter (DN)
  2. Pressure Class
  • PN16/PN25/PN40/PN63 or Class150/300/600
  1. Valve Body Material
  • WCB, 304, 316, 316L, Hastelloy, titanium, PTFE lined, rubber lined, etc.
  1. Trim Material (plug, seat, stem)
  • 304, 316, 316L, Stellite overlay, Hastelloy, etc.
  1. Packing
  • V-type PTFE, flexible graphite, stainless steel bellows, etc.
  1. Leakage Class
  • Class IV, V, VI (bubble-tight shutoff)

Structure & Flow Characteristic

  1. Valve Type
  • Globe single-seat, double-seat, cage, three-way, angle, butterfly, ball, diaphragm, etc.
  1. Flow Characteristic
  • Equal percentage / Linear / Quick opening
  1. Flow Direction
  • Flow open / Flow close
  1. Connection Type
  • Flanged, welded, threaded, clamped
  1. Special Requirements
  • Jacketed for heating / Cooling fin / Bellows seal
  1. Actuator
  2. Type
  • Pneumatic diaphragm / Pneumatic piston / Electric / Hydraulic
  1. Action Mode
  • Air-to-open (FO) / Air-to-close (FC)
  1. Air Supply Pressure
  • 4~0.6 MPa or others
  1. Explosion-proof Requirement
  • Ex d II CT4 / Ex ia, etc.

Accessories (Directly Affect Price)

  1. Valve Positioner (smart/mechanical)
  2. Solenoid Valve
  3. Filter Regulator
  4. Limit Switch (Feedback)
  5. Handwheel
  6. Lockup valve, booster, amplifier

Signal & Standards

  1. Control Signal
  • 4~20mA / HART / FF / Profibus
  1. Executive Standards
  • GB, HG, API, IEC, ANSI, etc.
  1. Material Certificate & Hydrostatic Test
  • Shell test, seal test
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