Ball valves can be classified according to multiple criteria:
Design: floating, trunnion mounted and double bleed and block
Number of ports: the standard type is with 2 ports design (1 inlet, 1 outlet), but 3-ways design is also available (1 inlet and 2 outlets or vice-versa)
Bore size: full bore or reduced bore (FB vs. RB), and V-notch
Body assembly: unibody (the ball body is made out of one single piece of cast or forged steel), 2 pieces or 3 pieces (the body results from the assembly of two or three different parts)
Ball access: side entry or top entry (depending on the fact that the ball can be accessed, for maintenance, from the side of the valve or from its top)
Seat type: metal or soft (Teflon)