Ball valve is a ball that is literally placed in a passageway through which there is a flow of the fluid. You would find that there is a hole in the ball where the ball opens as well as closes. There are some ball valves that permit only 90 degree rotation while there are others which can rotate 360 degrees as well. But you need to understand that it is necessary to have 90 degree rotation in order to close or open a ball valve. There is the handle that indicates the position of the valve ball. The valve is opened when the handle is found to be lying along the axis of the valve. There are also multiport ball valves that you can find in the market. When you observe the position of the groove you would be able to get to know the flow path through the ball. There is a ball inside the valve that has actually a hole at the middle. Liquid is flowed very easily when the hole is aligned with both valves.

Three way valve

When it comes to the basic ball valve it has a two-way valve. It has a single as well as straight passageway bored that is through the ball and makes two openings one in the inlet and the other at the outlet. You can also find a three-way valve when the third hole is partially holed through the ball. The valves control the throttle in a car. If you wish that the flow needs to be shut off completely, then ball valve works best in this situation. If you thought that ball valves would develop problems after using it for long period of time, then you are wrong as it would still work perfectly when you need again and again.

Different types of ball valve

Now coming to the different types of ball valve, there are three different types. There is a full port ball valve that offers no flow restrictions. It means that the fluid can flow freely through the ball valve when it is open. Then there is a standard port ball valve that does not have an oversized ball. So you can find that the hole is one size smaller than the passageway. The third type of ball valve is a reduced port ball valve that has even a smaller hole. It helps in the flow restriction when the liquid passes through the valve.

So, the ball valves give a lot of advantages to different industries.