Three-way ball valves (vertical type) combine two flow patterns into a single valve body, replacing the two ball valves and tee fitting a conventional layout would otherwise require, which makes piping more compact and reduces both material cost and installation space.
Key characteristics:
• A single valve body handles diverting, mixing, or shutoff duty that would otherwise need multiple valves and fittings, making the piping layout more economical and space-efficient.
• Different ball bore configurations (L-port or T-port) are available to fulfill different flow-pattern functions, including diverting flow between two outlets or mixing flow from two inlets.
• Rated PN10, with full vacuum service capability, extending the valve's suitability to negative-pressure systems.
• Vertical orientation places the third port on top or bottom of the run, suiting installations where lateral space around the pipeline is limited.
By combining functions into a single body, this valve reduces the number of joints in the system, which lowers the potential leak points compared with an equivalent multi-valve, multi-fitting arrangement.
Typical applications include process lines requiring flow diversion or blending, sampling systems, batching operations, and any installation where saving space and simplifying piping layout provides a real installation or maintenance benefit. Plants standardizing on three-way valves for common diverting or mixing duties can also simplify spare parts inventory compared with stocking separate two-way valves and tee fittings.
