Kent Gate Valves are designed for reliable ON/OFF service and function as bidirectional valves, enabling flow in either direction. With a wedging action, they provide an effective seal, while in the fully open position the straight-through bore design ensures unobstructed flow with minimal turbulence, erosion, and pressure drop.
Categories: Valves
Brand: KENT VALVE
Key Features & Benefits
- Heavy-Duty Construction – Outside screw and yoke type, bolted bonnet, rising stem, and non-rising handwheel.
- Smooth Flow – Precision-machined cast body and bonnet with integral flanges and yoke (up to 10”).
- Flexible Wedge – One-piece flexible wedge as standard; solid wedge available upon request.
- Reliable Stem Design – Rising stem with precision ACME threads (single/double start) for quick, smooth operation.
- High Integrity Sealing – Stem packing optimized for fugitive emission control; back seat design allows packing replacement under pressure.
- Seat Design – Welded-in or integral seat rings for bubble-tight sealing.
- Durability Enhancements – Two-piece gland and gland flange reduce stem wear; hard-faced body guides and wedge slots (sizes >24”).
- Versatility – Available with handwheel, gear, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric actuator operation.
Standards & Compliance
- Design & Testing: API 600, API 603, ASME B16.34, BS 1414
- Fugitive Emissions: API 624, ISO 15848-1 (<50 ppm, Class AH optional)
- Fire Safe: API 607 / ISO 10497
- CE Marked: PED 2014/68/EU, Annex III, Module H
- NACE Service: MR-01-75 / MR-01-03 available
- Stem-Wedge Integrity: Tested as per API RP 591 Annex B
Optional Features
- By-pass arrangements, lantern rings, special connections
- Inconel overlay/cladded body and trim
- Limit switches and other actuator accessories