Cryogenic Gate Valves

Cryogenic Gate Valves are specialized engineered valves built to control and isolate liquefied industrial gases operating at extreme sub-zero temperatures down to -196°C (-320°F). These valves incorporate an engineered vapor column extended bonnet that isolates the stem gland packing from cryogenic process fluids, maintaining the packing seal in a warmer gaseous zone and preventing stem freeze-up and seal embrittlement.

Zeron Fastners manufactures Cryogenic Gate Valves strictly conforming to BS 6364, ASME B16.34, and API 600/602. Cast or forged in high-grade Austenitic Stainless Steels (CF8M/F316) with Stellite hardfaced seats and flexible wedges. Equipped with an internal pressure equalization hole drilled into the upstream face of the wedge to eliminate catastrophic overpressure caused by thermal expansion of trapped cryogenic liquid inside the closed bonnet cavity.

Cryogenic Gate Valves Suppliers Manufacturer India

Technical Specifications

Specification Feature Details & Standard Compliance
Design Standards BS 6364, ASME B16.34, API 600, API 602, ISO 28921
Size Range 1/2" to 36" (DN15 - DN900)
Pressure Classes Class 150#, Class 300#, Class 600#, Class 900#, Class 1500#
Operating Temperature Down to -196°C (-320°F) for Liquid Helium, Nitrogen, and LNG
Bonnet Style One-Piece Vapor Column Extended Bonnet (Length per BS 6364)
Cavity Relief System Automatic Wedge Cavity Pressure Relief Hole (Drilled Upstream)
Body Materials ASTM A351 CF8M, CF8, CF3M; Forged ASTM A182 F316/F316L
Wedge & Trim Flexible Wedge with Stellite Gr. 6 Hardfaced Seating Surfaces
Stem & Packing Extended Stem with Kel-F / PCTFE Insert or Low-Friction Braided Graphite
Cleaning & Degreasing Degreased and Cleaned for Oxygen / High Purity Cryogenic Service (ASTM G93)
Testing Standards BS 6364 Cryogenic Helium Leak Testing (Zero Shell & Seat Leakage)

Cryogenic Valve Features & Applications

Type & Model Key Features & Operating Applications
LNG Terminal Isolation Gate Valves Engineered for liquefied natural gas regasification plants, storage tanks, and tanker loading berths.
Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Cleaned Valves Cleaned, ultrasonically degreased, and sealed for high-purity medical and aerospace liquid oxygen distribution.
Small Bore Forged Cryogenic Valves Class 800# / 1500# compact extended bonnet valves for cryogenic instrument skids and sampling lines.
Vacuum Jacketed Cryogenic Gate Valves Double-wall vacuum insulated construction preventing frost formation and thermal loss on liquid hydrogen lines.

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