A valve, comprising: a valve body , an inlet port and an outlet port ; wherein the valve further comprises: a seat ring rigidly coupled within the valve body , the seat ring having an inner surface that has a conical shape; a seat ring retainer rigidly coupled within the valve body to retain the seat ring within the valve body , the seat ring retainer having apertures that enable a fluid to flow from the inlet port , through the seat ring retainer , through the seat ring , and toward the outlet port ; and a valve plug positioned within the seat ring retainer and slidable between an open position and a closed position relative to the seat ring , wherein the valve plug comprises a first, second and third sections defining a longitudinal axis of the valve plug, wherein: . the first section defines a first end , the first section being slidably disposed within the seat ring retainer ; . the second section defines a second end opposite the first end , the second section having a conical shape along the longitudinal axis to contact the inner surface of the seat ring when the valve plug is in the closed position; and the third section is located between the first and second sections , characterized in that the third section includes a curved notch formed inwardly from a periphery of the third section toward the longitudinal axis , the curved notch distributing the fluid flowing toward the valve plug from the inlet port around the valve plug and to the outlet port . a seat ring rigidly coupled within the valve body , the seat ring having an inner surface that has a conical shape; a seat ring retainer rigidly coupled within the valve body to retain the seat ring within the valve body , the seat ring retainer having apertures that enable a fluid to flow from the inlet port , through the seat ring retainer , through the seat ring , and toward the outlet port ; and a valve plug positioned within the seat ring retainer and slidable between an open position and a closed position relative to the seat ring , wherein the valve plug comprises a first, second and third sections defining a longitudinal axis of the valve plug, wherein: . the first section defines a first end , the first section being slidably disposed within the seat ring retainer ; . the second section defines a second end opposite the first end , the second section having a conical shape along the longitudinal axis to contact the inner surface of the seat ring when the valve plug is in the closed position; and the third section is located between the first and second sections , characterized in that the third section includes a curved notch formed inwardly from a periphery of the third section toward the longitudinal axis , the curved notch distributing the fluid flowing toward the valve plug from the inlet port around the valve plug and to the outlet port . . the first section defines a first end , the first section being slidably disposed within the seat ring retainer ; . the second section defines a second end opposite the first end , the second section having a conical shape along the longitudinal axis to contact the inner surface of the seat ring when the valve plug is in the closed position; and the third section is located between the first and second sections , characterized in that the third section includes a curved notch formed inwardly from a periphery of the third section toward the longitudinal axis , the curved notch distributing the fluid flowing toward the valve plug from the inlet port around the valve plug and to the outlet port . <EOS>