Directional Control Valve Products

Shear-Seal® Valve Actuators

Two-Position and Three-Position Actuators
* Remote Valve Control

* Installed and Ready for

Service

* Manual Override Hub

* Accurate Valve Positioning

* Reliable Rack & Pinion

Design

* Air or Hydraulic

Barksdale’s 2- and 3-position actuators are designed for

reliable and accurate control of Barksdale Shear-Seal®

valves. With a hardened steel rack and pinion design, these

pilot actuators can be used to remotely control Barksdale 4-way

and shut-off valves. Pilot actuators are offered pre-installed and

ready for service on Barksdale Heavy Duty, Manifold Mounted,

High Pressure, Shut-off and some OEM valves.

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 Directional Control Valve Products

Shear-Seal® Valve Actuators

With Barksdale, Pressure is Under Control
Performance Characteristics
Barksdale is a recognized leader in the design Operating Pressure
and manufacture of superior directional control Minimum 80 psi (5.5 bar)
valves for numerous hydraulic and pneumatic Maximum 250 psi (17.2 bar)
industrial systems. At the core of Barksdale’s Media Air or Hydraulic
Speed of Operation Shift time for 90° must be
exceptional valve performance is its ShearSeal®
1/2 second minimum to avoid damage
technology which provides zero leakage* and Materials of Construction
long life in tough applications where other valves Housing, Endcaps Anodized Aluminum
fall short. The addition of a Barksdale actuator Cylinder Electroless Nickel Plate Steel
provides a reliable package for remotely control- Piston Anodized Aluminum
Seals Buna N
ling your Shear-Seal® valve. These actuators
Mounting Hardware Zinc Plate Steel
come installed on the desired valve and are
ready for use without any additional adjustment Valve Actuators can be ordered with or without hardware
required. required to mount them to the valve.
Tables below give the part numbers for the actuators
without hardware.
Typical applications for Barksdale’s valves utiliz-

ing pilot actuators include:

• Steel mill water hydraulics systems
• Power plants
• Shipboard hydraulic systems
• Off-shore oil platforms
• Chemical processing facilities
• Paper mills

* Less than four cc per minute

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Shear-Seal® Valve Actuators

Two-Position Actuators
E

G
B
CYL. 2
PORT

ACTUATOR
C A
CYL. 1
VALVE PORT

POSITIVE RET. PORT

INDICATORS

MANUAL
F NPT OVERRIDE
(2 PLACES)
D

M H

PORT
PORT B
C

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Shear-Seal® Valve Actuators

Three-Position Actuators

FLOW PATTERNS
(VIEWED FROM SHAFT END)
CLOSED CENTER OPEN CENTER
PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS

CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1

RET RET RET RET RET RET

2 1 2 1
ASA SYMBOL ASA SYMBOL
C B A C B A

P R P R

4-WAY FLOW PATTERNS 3-WAY FLOW PATTERNS MANIPULATOR FLOW PATTERNS

(Viewed from Actuator End) Plug One of the Cylinder Ports fo 4-Way Valve (Viewed from Actuator End)

OPEN MANIPULATOR CLOSED MANIPULATOR

PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS

CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1 CYL2 CYL1

RET RET RET RET RET RET

2 1 2 1
ASA SYMBOL ASA SYMBOL
C B A C B A

P R P R

3211 Fruitland Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90058 •  800-835-1060 • Fax: 323-589-3463 • www.barksdale.com
See Barksdale’s Standard Conditions of Sale • Specifications are subject to modification at any time • Bulletin #B0036-A • 02/05 • ©2005 • Printed in the U.S.A.
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