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SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers

Name: SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers
Brand: SLB

A butterfly valve offered for cooling loops, rated to 285 psi at end of line, for immersion units, chillers and pump skids.

valveflow control285 psifacility loop

Direct answer

SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers is a cooling product from SLB. Its lifecycle status is available. Last reviewed Sept. 4, 2026 against 2 sources.

2 sourcesReviewed Sept. 4, 2026

Manufacturer: SLB
Rated capacity: Not recorded
Total flow: Not recorded
Status: Available

Product brief

What the record shows

The claimed benefits are specific enough to check. A dry stem journal keeps the stem out of the fluid, which reduces corrosion at the part that has to keep turning. A hard-backed cartridge seat is meant to simplify replacement rather than requiring the valve body to come out.

SLB states a low pressure drop, which in a cooling loop is pump energy saved for the life of the plant, and an end-of-line service rating to 285 pounds per square inch. Operation can be specified as a chainwheel, lever or handwheel. SLB says the valve suits water or other liquids including two-phase refrigerants, and offers material selection against corrosion and erosion.

What is not published is the flow coefficient by size, the pressure drop at a stated flow, the temperature range, or the size range offered for this duty. Those are the numbers a designer needs, so treat this as a capability statement and ask for the sizing data. SLB agreed in August 2026 to acquire Kelvion, which would add heat exchangers and heat rejection to this position.

Capacity figures are supplier-reported unless the source says otherwise. Compare products at the same temperatures, flow, pressure, and redundancy state.

SpecificationSupplier-stated

Seat: Hard-backed cartridgeSupplier wording, not yet normalized
Stem: Dry stem journal, kept out of the fluidSupplier wording, not yet normalized
Fluids: Water and other liquids, including two-phase refrigerantsSupplier wording, not yet normalized
Operation: Chainwheel, lever or handwheelSupplier wording, not yet normalized
Valve type: Butterfly, Demco familySupplier wording, not yet normalized
Applications: Immersion units, chillers, pump skidsSupplier wording, not yet normalized
Service rating: End of line to 285 psiSupplier wording, not yet normalized

Manufacturer: SLB

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Direct-to-chip liquid cooling

A metal plate sits directly on each processor, and liquid pumped through it carries the heat out of the rack.

Scaling · Commonly selected for 50–150+ kW AI racks

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Single-phase immersion cooling

Whole servers sit in a tank of oil-like fluid that does not conduct electricity. The fluid warms up and carries the heat away without ever boiling.

Scaling · Vendor tank ratings vary widely with water temperature and configuration

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Equipment category

Cooling pumps

Pumps keep coolant moving; loss of flow can quickly force dense computing equipment to reduce power or shut down.

3 tracked suppliers

Evidence ledger

Sources and evidence

The links below show where the factual claims came from. Supplier specifications remain supplier-reported unless the record names independent operating evidence.

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Valves for data centers
SLB
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SLB's $4.1B Kelvion deal expands AI data center push
Data Center Knowledge

Record information

Record ID: DCC / PROD / SLB-DEMCO-BU
Record reviewed: Sept. 4, 2026
Record first published: Sept. 4, 2026
External sources: 2
Search visibility: Offered to search engines

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Frequently asked questions

Direct answers drawn from the record, its comparison fields, and the evidence linked below.

What is the SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers?

SLB comes to data center cooling from oilfield flow control, and the product it offers is a valve rather than a cooling machine. It belongs to the hydraulic circuit, alongside the pumps, strainers and couplings that a designer sizes together. The Demco butterfly valve is presented for cooling fluid service in immersion units, chillers and pump skids, and SLB rests the case on six decades of the same valve family in harsh industrial duty. The claimed benefits are specific enough to check. A dry stem journal keeps the stem out of the fluid, which reduces corrosion at the part that has to keep turning. A hard-backed cartridge seat is meant to simplify replacement rather than requiring the valve body to come out. SLB states a low pressure drop, which in a cooling loop is pump energy saved for the life of the plant, and an end-of-line service rating to 285 pounds per square inch. Operation can be specified as a chainwheel, lever or handwheel. SLB says the valve suits water or other liquids including two-phase refrigerants, and offers material selection against corrosion and erosion. What is not published is the flow coefficient by size, the pressure drop at a stated flow, the temperature range, or the size range offered for this duty. Those are the numbers a designer needs, so treat this as a capability statement and ask for the sizing data. SLB agreed in August 2026 to acquire Kelvion, which would add heat exchangers and heat rejection to this position.

Who makes the SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers?

SLB makes it. We file it under cooling pumps, and its status is available.

What are the key specifications for the SLB Demco butterfly valve for data centers?

Seat: Hard-backed cartridge; Stem: Dry stem journal, kept out of the fluid; Fluids: Water and other liquids, including two-phase refrigerants. These figures come from the supplier. Before comparing two products, restate both at your own water temperatures, flow, pressure, and redundancy, because a rating measured under favorable conditions will not hold on site.