Isolation Valves
Reliable valve solutions for the safe shut off and isolation of industrial processes.
Reliable valve solutions for the safe shut off and isolation of industrial processes.
An isolation valve stops the flow of gas, liquid, slurry or powder. These valves typically operate in the closed or fully open position to direct process media, protect in emergencies and facilitate safe maintenance. Isolation valves are also known as shut off valves, on-off valves or stop valves.
Andrea Grieco explains how Vanessa valves help customers solve challenges in LNG applications.
The innovative AEV valve design eliminates cavities and with it, the risk of trapped media.
Nick Farrand explains how Clarkson valves help customers improve slurry management.
Emerson's KTM Powder Dischage System Ball Valve has been successfully tested to 2 million cycles.
Over the past 20 years, more and more countries around the world are focused on combating fugitive emissions. There’s a way for manufacturers to do their part, says Jeff Roseneder, by taking a closer look at basic seal design in ball valves.
Andrea Grieco explains how Vanessa valves help customers solve challenges in LNG applications.
The innovative AEV valve design eliminates cavities and with it, the risk of trapped media.
Nick Farrand explains how Clarkson valves help customers improve slurry management.
Emerson's KTM Powder Dischage System Ball Valve has been successfully tested to 2 million cycles.
Over the past 20 years, more and more countries around the world are focused on combating fugitive emissions. There’s a way for manufacturers to do their part, says Jeff Roseneder, by taking a closer look at basic seal design in ball valves.
Andrew Cureton
Emerson’s Andrew Cureton presented Don’t Overthink It–Wireless for Chemical Industry MON Mandate Compliance at the 2025 Emerson Exchange Conference. His session explored the monitoring requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules for pressure relief valves.
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Jaime Alvarado Millan
Emerson’s Jaime Alvarado Millan, Nathan Krasnovsky, and Naman Tahan teamed up to present, Harnessing the Power of Digital Valve Controllers: Introducing Valve Reliability Suite™ Solutions, at the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference. Here is their presentation abstract: Ensuring valve reliability starts with acquiring and analyzing data from your digital valve controllers. However, effectively...
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TK Arasu
With so many options available, choosing the right control valve for a specific application can be a daunting task. My article in the March/April issue of Control Engineering, titled “Choosing the best control valve style for your application,” provides an overview of typical valve body styles to help end users make the right choice for …
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An isolation valve stops the flow of gas, liquid, slurry or powder. These valves typically operate in the closed or fully open position to direct process media, protect in emergencies and facilitate safe maintenance. Although there are differences in intended use, isolation valves are also commonly known as shut off valves, on-off valves or stop valves.
Isolation valves are available in variety of designs including ball valves, butterfly valves, gate valves, globe valves, knife gate valves and triple offset valves. Each design type has its own advantages depending on the process conditions, system design or goals of the plant owner.
Isolation valves are installed in piping systems to isolate flow to ensure safe maintenance of process equipment including control valves, pumps and tanks. Isolation valves can also be used for on-off process control, to connect external equipment, facilitate testing and to shut down processes in an emergency.
Valves are the leading source of fugitive emissions in a typical process facility. Leakage can occur around the valve stem, body seals and end connections resulting in the unintended release of process media. It is therefore critical to carefully select low emission valve technology that features quarter turn action, a proven stem seal system, minimal body joints and where possible, welded end connections.
