Brochure Valve Solutions for Pipelines
Any pipeline. Any product. Anywhere.
Swing-style Tom Wheatley
Check valve
Overview
The swing-style Tom Wheatley™ check valve is a quality product for controlling backflow in your pipeline system. With a full-open, through-conduit design, this fire-tested check valve has a multidecade track record of providing dependable backflow protection.
Applications
- Downstream of pumps and compressors to prevent reverse flow
- Gas compressor stations
- Gas storage
- Gas processing stations
- Land exploration and development drilling
- Pump stations and wellhead inspection facilities
- Subsea infrastructure
Benefits
Swing-style Tom Wheatley check valves protect your pumps by preventing backflow. The top-entry design enables inline repairs, saving time.
Features
- Full bore
- Ability to pass pigs and spheres
- Seals that provide bubble-tight shutoff
- Suitability for upward vertical flow or horizontal installation
- API Spec 6D monogram
- Mini-Slam II rotary dampener to reduce the movement of the clapper in pulsating flow service (e.g., when installed directly downstream from a reciprocating compressor)
- Facility to lock open using a manual lever or a gear operator
- Wide range of trims for diverse service conditions
- Integral and removable seat options
- Tested for fugitive emissions to ISO 15848-1 standard
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