February 24, 2017– GF Piping Systems (GF) has introduced a 200-page, Valve Technical Handbook that provides a resource for customers seeking detailed valve information. Over 20 manual valves and 22 actuated valves in a variety of styles are covered. These include ball, 3-way-ball, diaphragm, butterfly, check and angle seat valves, as well as pressure regulating valves and rotameters.
The first section of the handbook walks the reader through the process of proper thermoplastic valve selection for a given application ‚Äí taking into account the process media to be used, required flow rate, valve control requirements, capability of valve to handle maximum pressure and temperature, and actuation and maintenance considerations. Charts summarize these important factors to make the valve selection process easier.
The handbook next examines specialty and custom valves as well as spare parts and provides a visual summary of all GF manual and actuated valves showing available materials and sizes. Detailed technical information is then provided for each valve that includes specifications, options, pressure temperature curves, flow characteristic charts, Cv Values, dimensional information and cut-aways.
