A valve and concomitant method of controlling flow of a fluid with a valve comprising isolating a fluid path from a valve stem with a diaphragm in a valve body, blocking the fluid path with a plunger having a stroke of less than approximately 500 micrometers, driving the plunger with an actuator, and operating the valve at a frequency of at least approximately 20 Hz but with a flow of at least approximately 5.0E-04 kg/sec.
