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A ball valve is a valve with a spherical disc, the part of the valve which controls the flow through it. The sphere has a hole, or port, through the middle so that when the port is in line with both ends of the valve, flow will occur. When  the valve  is closed, the  hole is perpendicular to the ends of the valve, and flow is blocked.

A trunnion ball  valve has additional mechanical anchoring of the ball at the top and the bottom,suitable for larger and higher pressure services.

To ensure tight sealing at low pressure, high-tensile springs force the seats against the ball while at higher pressure, the medium pressure pushes upstream seat towards the ball.

 
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