Ball Valve Examples

Input Type: Exact SKU / Part Number

User input:

Find a replacement for Apollo BV-200-SS-FP.

Captured fields:

Field	Value
identity.manufacturer_guess	Apollo
query.manufacturer_norm	APOLLO
identity.part_number_candidates[0].value	BV-200-SS-FP
query.selected_part_number	BV-200-SS-FP

How to use it:

• Exact SKU is the safest launch path.
• Manufacturer/brand helps disambiguate exact part-number anchors.
• Procurement readiness still depends on result evidence and blockers.

Input Type: Core Specification

User input:

2 inch flanged ball valve, ASME B16.5 RF, Class 150, stainless body, PTFE seats, floating ball, full port, 178 mm face-to-face.

Captured fields:

Field	Value
query.nominal_size	NPS 2
query.size_token	2 inch
query.end_connection_primary	flanged
query.flange_standard	ASME B16.5
query.flange_face	RF
query.rating_system_primary	ASME_CLASS
query.rating_token	Class 150
query.class_rating	Class 150
query.governing_standard_family	ASME
query.exact_face_to_face	178 mm
query.body_material_norm	stainless steel
query.seat_material_norm	PTFE
query.design_family	floating ball
query.bore_type	full port

How to use it:

• Size + end connection + rating system launches the core search.
• Face-to-face is decisive for fixed piping.
• Material, seat, bore, and design family affect evidence/procurement gating.

Input Type: Service And Compliance Requirements

User input:

Fixed-piping water service, shutoff required, fire-safe compliance required.

Captured fields:

Field	Value
requirements.fixed_piping_replacement	true
requirements.media	water
requirements.shutoff_required	true
requirements.compliance_required	fire safe

How to use it:

• These fields do not identify the valve by themselves.
• They can prevent DROP_IN or procurement release if evidence is missing.
• Never describe a ball valve result as procurement-ready unless procurement_release_allowed=true.

Input Type: Too Weak / Not Enough To Launch

User input:

Need an ASME RF flanged Apollo valve.

Why it is not enough:

• Manufacturer, RF, flanged, and ASME are useful hints, but not enough.
• Ask for nominal size first.
• Then ask for pressure rating and material/trim or installation length.