Top Entry Ball Valve
ATHENA top entry ball valve- Possibility to make maintenance without removing the valve from the pipeline.- Special tools provided by Athena (necessary only for larger sizes) allow the User to remove the trim vertically, from bonnet side.- Body raw material can be forging (for smaller sizes) or sand casting (for larger sizes).- Wide range of materials: carbon steels, austenitic SS, duplex-super duplex SS, nickel-based alloys.
Top entry ball valves are used in piping systems where the top of the valve can be removed to gain access to the ball and seats without removing the entire valve from the piping system. Typically made from a metal casting process, top entry ball valves require specific testing to make sure there are no defects.