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Flow Control
Thermal binding is a very serious phenomenon, which can cause a wedge gate valve to become jammed in the closed position. It has two primary causes:
- A relatively cool valve stem is inserted into a hot valve. After closing on torque, the stem then warms up and grows further increasing the seating force.
- As the valve body cools down, the seats contract on the valve wedges, locking them in place.