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The sealing forces by ball valves

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How do you calculate sealing forces by ball valves
 
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Need more info. Ball valves are usually used for control purposes rather than isolating (or sealing)
 
With trunnion mounted ball valves, you'd need some info from the manufacturer. But with floating ball valves it's simply a function of the pressure differential on either side of the ball. Apply the delta-P to the effective cross-sectional area of the ball's upstream side to figure the force, then apply the resultant force to the sealing area on the downstream side. Spring-loaded seals will complicate this analysis somewhat, but the manufacturer should be able to provide some data on that. A well defined problem is half solved.
 
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