Ceramic chunk™ valve

Controls highly abrasive fluids efficiently

The patented ceramic chunk™ valve is the only valve in the market specifically designed for flow control of very coarse (up to 20mm and 85% solids) cyclone U/F type slurries. It provides accurate and reliable control of coarse abrasive slurries. The long wear life of ceramic cartridges allows for tight flow control and planned maintenance (PM) at major shutdowns.

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Parts that perform better and last longer to help you reach your production targets

Robust

Ceramic material resists wear and extends the valve’s operational life by up to 10x longer.

Maintenance efficiency

Only two wearing parts and the valves stay in line for quick, easy, safe maintenance.

Process control

Precise flow control improves operational accuracy & minimizes out-of-spec particle size.

Proven technology

Patented technology, operating for more than 10 years with global references.

Benefits

Abrasion-resistant & chemical durability
Accurate control maintained through the wear life of parts
Easy to retrofit
Suitable for highly acidic or alkaline environments

The only valve capable of effectively controlling cyclone underflow

Features

The Patented Ceramic Chunk valve provides long-term and consistent control of abrasive slurries, using the “chunk” as the flow control element and wear component. It regulates the flow by inserting a chunk into a ceramic body.

FEATURES

High-purity ceramic body
CFD designed shaped control element to achieve long wear life
Any positioner brand can be used
Extended tailpipe to minimize wear on customer downstream pipework

Applications

Mineral processing concentrators using grinding mills and cyclones
Any primary or secondary cyclone U/F flow splitting or control application
Copper/Gold especially using flash flotation cells
Where more than one ball mill is used and splitting flow accurately is required to optimize the performance of each ball mill
Gravity concentrator screen feed