A control valve can change the flow rate of many fluids used in various industrial processes:
- Acetylene
 - Air
 - Ammonia
 - Argon
 - Benzene
 - Isobutane
 - n-Butane
 - Isobutylene
 - Carbon dioxide
 - Carbon monoxide
 - Chlorine
 - Ethane
 - Ethylene
 - Fluorine
 - Freon 11 (trichloromonofluoromethane)
 - Freon 12 (dichlorodifluoromethane)
 - Freon 13 (chlorotrifluoromethane)
 - Freon 22 (chlorodifluoromethane)
 - Helium
 - n-Heptane
 - Hydrogen
 - Hydrogen chloride
 - Hydrogen fluoride
 - Methane
 - Methyl chloride
 - Natural gas
 - Neon
 - Nitric oxide
 - Nitrogen
 - Octane
 - Oxygen
 - Pentane
 - Propane
 - Propylene
 - Saturated steam
 - Sulphur dioxide
 - Superheated steam