According to the structure, check valve could divided into lift check valve, swing type check valve, butterfly type check valve. Lift type check valve could divided into vertical and horizontal type. Swing type check valve could divided into single-plate type, dual-plate type, and multi-disc type. Butterfly type could divided into straight tpye. The valves above according to connection tpye, could divided into threaded tpye, flanged type and welded type. 1. The structure of lift tpye check valve is similar to the globe valve, its disc moved along the centerline of the route, reliable action, but fluid resistance is large, it's fitted to small size pipe. Lift type check could divided through-way type and vertical type. Through-way type valve can only be installed in horizontal pipe, vertical type check valve could be installed in vertical pipe. 2. Swing type check valve disc rotated around the shaft. The flow resistance is smaller than lift type check valve, it suitable for large size valve. According to the disc quantity, swing type check valve could divided into single-plate swing type check valve, dual-plate swing type check valve, multi-plate swing type check valve. Single-plate swing tpye check valve are generally applicable to medium size pipe. When large size pipe select single-plate swing tpye check valve, for reduce the water hammer pressure, choose slow-closure type check valve for reduce the water hammer pressure is better. Dual-plate swing type check valve fitted to large size pipe. Butt-welded dual-plate swing type check valve has small structures, light weight. Multi-disc swing type check valve is fitted to large size pipe system. 3. Diaphragm type check valve has variety of structural type, used diaphragm for opening and closing. Dut to its good performance for water hammer pressure resistance, simple structure, low lost, developed quickly in recent years. But its working temperature and pressure are limited by diaphragm material. 4. Ball type check valve: body with full bore structure, traffic flow, small flow resistance. It used ball for disc, used for high viscosity, with suspended solids of industrial and somestic sewage pipe system. 5. The structure of butterfly type check valve is simillar to butterfly valve. It has simple structure, small flow resistance, low water pressure. Source: Valvehardware
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