Butterfly Valves

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A Butterfly valve is a type of flow control device, used to make a fluid start or stop flowing through a section of pipe.

The valve is similar in operation to a ball valve.

A flat circular plate is positioned in the center of the pipe.

The plate has a rod through it connected to a handle on the outside of the valve.

Rotating the handle turns the plate either parallel or perpendicular to the flow of water, shutting of the flow.

It is a very robust and reliable design.

However, unlike the ball valve, the plate does not rotate out of the flow of water, so that a pressure drop is induced in the flow.