Comparison of Butterfly Valves – Concentric butterfly valves, Double-offset butterfly valves, and Triple-offset butterfly valves
The butterfly valve is a quarter-turn valve that can be used as an on-off valve or throttling valve. There are two types of butterfly valve, a concentric and an eccentric type. The eccentric type can be single, double, or triple-offset type. Even though it is possible to have a single-offset butterfly valve, but it is rarely found in the market. The most available in the market for an eccentric type are double-offset or triple-offset. Some times this 2 sub-type of butterfly valve is also called as a high-performance butterfly valve. With these 3 variants of a butterfly valve (concentric, double offset, and triple offset), in what condition we should use a concentric, double-offset, or the triple-offset one? First of all, let’s see what is the difference between concentric, double-offset, and the triple-offset butterfly valve. Concentric Butterfly Valves The concentric butterfly valve is a standard or a general use butterfly valve. The shaft is located in the center of the disc. D