The Vortex Aggregate Gate valve is designed to meet the demanding applications associated with handling materials such as sand, gravel, whole grains and coal. Many options are available to accommodate abrasive material and harsh environments.
ADDITIONAL VORTEX VALVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
Heavy duty features
Standard features include:
Nylon blade guide / gate liner – extends service life and eliminates metal on metal contact (and associated binding problems) between blade and gate.
Heavy-duty material deflectors – protects seals and rollers.
Material displacement pocket – minimizes wedging of material upon gate closure. Provides material shut off, even if material prevents full gate closure.
Heavy duty options
Optional features include:
AR plate (abrasion resistant) blade
Carbon steel return pan – for applications requiring zero external material leakage.
High temperature modifications – up to 600° F
Protective bellow for actuator shaft
Choice of actuators
Vortex Aggregate Gate is a Salina Vortex trademarked product. Industries utilize different equipment terminologies. This type of valve may be used independently or incorporated with other dry material handling equipment within a material handling system.
This type of valve may also be known to those within the dry material handling industry as: bulk solid handling valve, control valve, dry material handling valve, dry material valve, electric actuated gate, gate valve, gravity valve, knife gate, knife gate valve, low profile slide gate, material handling valve, mineral valve, pneumatic conveying valve, pneumatic operated valve, rock gate, rock valve, roller gate, salina roller gate, salina valve, slide gate, slide valve, variable position valve, vortex, vortex valve.
