Valve housings, flanges & fittings
Valve housings
Our valve housings meet the highest standards for hygienic processes. The height of our dead-zone-free housings exactly corresponds to the diameter of the connection pipeline. This avoids domes and sumps with their negative effects such as oxidization damage or cleaning problems. The special ball shape of the housing offers the best flow profiles without flow separation. Optionally, numerous housing combinations are available with either clamped or welded seats.
VARIVENT® Jacketed valve housing
VARIVENT® Jacketed valve housing
Typical application
For keeping chocolate or margarine fluid and for cooling ice cream. For heating or cooling products, a hot or cold medium is passed through the housing jacket in the opposite flow direction. The product range includes jacketed valve housings with both one and two vertical ports.
| Available valve types | |
| Single-seat valves with shut-off function | N, U, N/ECO |
| Single-seat valves with divert function | W, X, W/ECO |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function | D, B, R, K |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function and seat lifting | D, B, R |
| Mixproof valves with divert function | Y |
| Tank bottom valves | N, U, T |
VARIVENT® Housing with increased pressure level
Typical application
For static use of valves with increased product pressure. For increasing the strength, the half rings on the valve housings are made of cast material and the housings with nominal widths DN 100/OD 4" are made of a higher quality material.
| Available valve types | |
| Single-seat valves with shut-off function | N, U |
| Single-seat valves with divert function | W, X |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function | D, B, R, K |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function and seat lifting | D, B, R, K |
| Mixproof valves with divert function | Y |
ECOVENT® Housing with increased pressure level
Typical application
For static use of valves with increased product pressure.
| Available valve types | |
| Single-seat valves with shut-off function | N/ECO |
| Single-seat valves with divert function | W/ECO |
Mix-matched housing combinations
Example mix-matched valve housing
Typical application
Many mix-matched housings are available.
| Available valve types | |
| Single-seat valves with shut-off function | N, U, N/ECO |
| Single-seat valves with divert function | W, X, W/ECO |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function | D, B, R, K |
| Mixproof valves with shut-off function and seat lifting | D, B, R, K |
For more detailed technical information about our housings and housing combinations please see our GEA VARIVENT® Hygienic Seat valves catalog.
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