Cryogenic Valve
Low-temperature valves are specialized valves designed for extremely low temperature conditions of -40°C and below, primarily used to safely and reliably control cryogenic media such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquid nitrogen, and liquid oxygen. The core challenges lie in the "cold brittleness" of materials at low temperatures and the abnormal pressure rise risk posed by medium vaporization. Therefore, valves must meet special design requirements: firstly, materials that maintain toughness at low temperatures, such as austenitic stainless steel, Monel alloy, or low-alloy steel with special heat treatment, must be selected; secondly, long-neck valve covers must be adopted to protect the valve stem seal (packing or bellows) from ultra-low temperatures, prevent it from freezing and failing, and reduce cold loss; in addition, the internal structure must ensure reliable sealing and smooth discharge of potentially vaporized media. Depending on the application depth, low-temperature valves are commonly divided into general-purpose low-temperature valves (-40°C to -100°C) and deep-cold valves (below -100°C). The low-temperature gate valves, low-temperature globe valves, low-temperature check valves, low-temperature ball valves, low-temperature butterfly valves, ultra-low temperature globe valves, ultra-low temperature top-mounted ball valves, and other low-temperature valves produced by Kaiwei Xi Valves are core equipment in the LNG industry chain, air separation units, petrochemical cryogenic separation, and low-temperature storage and transportation systems.