Valve plug assembly and seat ring for regulator
AssigneeEmerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
InventorChun Lin
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Abstract
A valve plug assembly adapted for sealing engagement with a seat ring. The valve plug assembly includes a valve plug having a sealing disk adapted to engage a seating surface the seat ring. The seating surface of the seat ring has a primary portion with a primary angle of any one of about 20 degrees to about 45 degrees and a secondary portion extending from the primary portion with a secondary angle of about 10 degrees. A retainer is coupled to the valve plug and includes a body having a first portion, a second portion, and a side extending from the first portion to the second portion at one of an angle of about 30 degrees to about 45 degrees. So configured, the stress acting on the sealing surface is reduced, increasing the service life of the sealing disk.
Claims20
A valve plug assembly adapted for sealing engagement with a seat ring, the valve plug assembly comprising:
- a valve plug having a cylindrical body, an annular flange radially extending from the body, and a sealing disk disposed within the annular flange, the sealing disk having a sealing surface adapted to engage a seating surface of the seat ring, the seating surface of the seat ring having a primary portion with a primary angle extending any one of at or between 20 degrees to 45 degrees from a longitudinal axis (A) of the seat ring, and a secondary portion extending from a bottom end of the primary portion so as to form an obtuse angled recess facing the sealing surface of the sealing disk at a non-parallel angle from a lateral axis (B) of the seat ring;
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- a retainer coupled to the valve plug to secure the valve plug to a mounting portion, the retainer having a body with a first portion, a second portion and an annular side extending from the first portion to the second portion at one of an angle at or between 30 degrees to 45 degrees.
A fluid control device, comprising:
- a valve body defining a flow path for a fluid;
- a seat ring disposed within the flow path and having a seating surface, the seating surface of the seat ring having a primary portion with a primary angle extending any one of at or between 20 degrees to 45 degrees from a longitudinal axis (A) of the seat ring, and a secondary portion extending from a bottom end of the primary portion so as to form an obtuse angled recess facing the sealing surface of the sealing disk at a non-parallel angle from a lateral axis (B) of the seat ring;
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- an actuator coupled to the valve body including a control assembly adapted for displacement relative to the seat ring for regulating a flow of the fluid through the flow-path, the control assembly including a mounting portion and a valve plug assembly coupled to the mounting portion and adapted to sealingly engage the seat ring, the valve plug assembly comprising:
- a valve plug having a cylindrical body, an annular flange radially extending from the body, and a sealing disk disposed within the annular flange, the sealing disk having a sealing surface adapted to engage the seating surface of the seat ring, and
- a retainer coupled to the valve plug to secure the valve plug to the mounting portion, the retainer having a body with a first portion, a second portion, and an annular side extending from the first portion to the second portion at any one of 30 degrees to 45 degrees.
A valve plug assembly adapted for sealing engagement with a seat ring, the valve plug assembly comprising:
- a valve plug having a cylindrical body, an annular flange radially extending from the body, and a sealing disk disposed within the annular flange, the sealing disk having a sealing surface adapted to engage a seating surface of the seat ring, the seating surface of the seat ring having a primary portion with a primary angle that is not perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (A) of the seat ring and a secondary portion extending from a bottom end of the primary portion so as to form an obtuse angled recess facing the sealing surface of the sealing disk at a secondary angle that is not parallel to a lateral axis (B) of the seat ring;
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- a retainer coupled to the valve plug to secure the valve plug to a mounting portion, the retainer having a body with a first portion, a second portion and an annular side extending from the first portion to the second portion at an angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.