Applicable Standards:

Ball Valve Design Standards: API 6D, BS 5351, ASME B16.34

Face-to-Face Dimensions: ASME B16.10, API 6D

Flange Standards: ASME B16.5 / ASME B16.47

Butt-Weld End Standards: ASME B16.25

Fire Safe Testing: API 607, API 6A

Inspection and Testing Standards: API 598, API 6D

Design Features:

Structure: 2-piece or 3-piece body design

High-integrity sealing structure with low operating torque

Double Block and Bleed (DBB) function

Cavity self-relief mechanism

Fire-safe design

Anti-blowout stem

Anti-static design

Locking device (for lever-operated valves)

ISO 5211 actuator mounting pad

Emergency sealant injection function

Application Fields:

Oil & Gas: Wellhead equipment, pipeline pigging stations, storage tank inlets/outlets, oil and natural gas transmission

Chemical Processing: Reactor isolation, toxic media transport, high-pressure process lines

Energy & Power: Power generation, boiler fuel shut-off, main steam line isolation

Special Applications: Subsea pipelines, LNG facilities, strategic reserve depots

Brand: KOZO

Valve Materials: Carbon steel, high-temperature Cr-Mo steel, stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, Monel, aluminum bronze, special alloy steels, etc.

Valve Type: KOZO Ball Valve

Valve Testing: 100% tested prior to delivery

Warranty: 18 months after shipment or 12 months after installation (whichever occurs first)

Valve Structure: Trunnion-mounted ball valve

Size Range: 1/2" to 48"

Pressure Class: ASME Class 150, 300, 600, 900, 1500, 2500

Lead Time: 15 – 30 days

Samples: Samples available upon request from KOZO Valves

Valve Color: Customized according to customer requirements

Packaging: Plywood crates

Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): 1 set

Country of Origin: Zhejiang, China (Mainland)

Shipping Port: Shanghai or Ningbo

Payment Terms: L/C, D/P, T/T, Western Union

American standard double ball ball valve - an integrated dual isolation and online verification solution for API/ASME system

Design concept

Integrate two independent ear shaft fixed ball sealing pairs with the middle cavity discharge cavity into a single valve body. Each sphere is rigidly supported by the upper and lower ear shafts. The medium thrust is introduced into the valve body through the ear shafts, and the sealing load is controllable. The core logic: The working seal and the safety seal coexist independently. The middle cavity can be fully discharged through the bore, transforming the seal failure from hidden to visible. A compact device is used to replace the traditional double-valve plus discharge manifold, achieving true dual isolation and discharge functions, meeting the definition of DBB by API 6D.

Performance advantage

· Dual isolation and discharge: Two independent ear shaft spherical sealing pairs, with a full-size discharge port in the middle cavity, can verify the integrity of each seal one by one online, meeting the requirements of zero-energy isolation verification.

· Bidirectional zero leakage: Each ball is of a fixed ball structure. The medium of the downstream valve seat is self-tightened and the spring of the upstream valve seat is pre-tightened, meeting the API 598 zero bubble acceptance. It can be reliably shut off from low pressure to full pressure in both directions.

· Double-chamber pressure self-relief: The upstream valve seat of each ball can automatically relieve pressure. When the middle chamber and their respective chambers are reheated and pressurized, the pressure is released to the upstream side without the need for an external safety valve.

· Low operating torque: The ear bearing bears all the medium thrust, and its operating torque is only 1/3 to 1/5 of that of the floating ball. A single actuator can be used to drive the synchronous opening and closing of the double balls, reducing the cost of the set.

· Online verifiability: Without disassembling the pipeline, the health status of each sealing pair can be diagnosed based on the state of the medium flowing out of the middle cavity discharge port, supporting predictive maintenance.

· Compact structure: One valve can replace two valves and a drain manifold, reducing the surface size by 40% to 50%. It is particularly suitable for skid-mounted, platform and other space-constrained occasions.

Safety performance

· Fireproof structure: Each spherical sealing pair contains a primary non-metallic seal and a secondary metallic seal. Through API 607/6FA, both isolation lines can maintain effective shut-off in case of fire.

· Anti-blowout valve stem: All valve stems are equipped with reverse sealing steps, meeting API 608 standards. The valve stem will not be blown out if the cover loosens.

· Anti-static conduction: The resistance between each ball, valve stem and valve body is ≤10Ω.

· Double-chamber overpressure protection: The valve seat upstream of each ball automatically releases the pressure in its own middle chamber, and together with the middle chamber discharge valve, it forms a double protection.

· Essential anti-misoperation: A single actuator synchronously drives the opening and closing of the double balls, and the mechanical interlock ensures the "cut off first - discharge later" sequence, eliminating human sequence errors.

Applicable working conditions

· Medium: natural gas, crude oil, refined oil products, hydrocarbons, chemicals, steam, hot water

· Scenarios: Isolation of upstream and downstream metering skids, double blocking at loading and unloading stations, inlet and outlet of storage tanks, prevention of cross-contamination during batch switching, and double cut-off for flare venting

· Drive: Manual, worm gear, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic