Knife Gate Valve Guide: Working Principle, Applications and Selection

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Learn how knife gate valves are selected for slurry, pulp, powder, wastewater, tailings, fibrous media, and other solids-containing services. The guide explains knife-edge gate design, wafer, lugged and flanged body options, soft-seat and metal-seat sealing, pressure and temperature limitations, installation orientation, clogging risks, maintenance considerations, and the key differences between knife gate valves and conventional gate valves.