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Alfa Laval LKAP

The Alfa Laval LKAP is a pneumatic single seat valve with a single contact surface between the plug and the seat to minimize the risk of contamination

Alfa Laval LKAP

The Alfa Laval LKAP is a pneumatic single seat valve with a single contact surface between the plug and the seat to minimize the risk of contamination. Compact and straightforward, it is designed for use as a remote-controlled shut-off valve for small flows and for dosing applications.

Applications

Applications

The LKAP is an air-operated shut-off valve widely used for controlling small flow rates and for dosing in hygienic applications across the dairy, food, beverage, chemical and other many industries.

Benefits

Benefits

  • Quality pneumatic shut-off valve
  • Handles small product flows and dosing
  • Straightforward, compact design
  • Easy to maintain due to few moving parts
  • Easy to clean
Design

Standard design

The LKAP consists of an actuator with air cylinder and piston, a double lip seal for the stem, a stem unit with replaceable Oring in the plug, and valve body with weld end connections. It has visual indication of the valve position and is available with two ports (LKAP-V version) or three ports (LKAP-T version). For remote indication of the valve position, an optional reed switch unit position transmitter is available. The valve can be ordered as normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC). The NC version is standard. The LKAP Air-Operated Valve is available in DN/OD 25 mm (1”).

Working Principle

Working principle

The Alfa Laval LKAP is normally closed (NC) valve with a spring return that is operated from a remote location by means of compressed air.

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