Wafer Check Valve
Wafer check valves, also known as dual-plate check valves, have two
spring loaded half-moon shaped discs that rotate
about their shaft. The
disc plates are kept shut by a torsion spring. When fluid flows in a
forward direction, the pressure of the
fluid causes the disc plates to
swing open, allowing flow. The check valve is closed by the spring as
soon as flow ceases,
before any reverse flow can occur.