Diverter valve assembly

A diverter valve, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet, a plurality of destination outlets, a subsequent diverter valve outlet, and a cavity, wherein the cavity extends through the housing from the inlet to the subsequent diverter valve outlet, and each destination outlet of the plurality of destination outlets is fluidly coupled to the cavity via a respective destination flow path;
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• a rotary element disposed within the cavity of the housing, wherein the rotary element has an inlet, one or more target destination outlets, a subsequent diverter valve outlet, and a cavity;
• wherein the inlet of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the housing, a number of the one or more target destination outlets of the rotary element is less than a number of the plurality of destination outlets of the housing, the inlet of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the rotary element via the cavity of the rotary element, each target destination outlet of the one or more target destination outlets of the rotary element is fluidly coupled to the cavity of the rotary element via a respective target destination flow path, and the rotary element is configured to rotate to selectively fluidly couple the one or more target destination outlets of the rotary element to one or more respective destination outlets of the plurality of destination outlets of the housing;
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• wherein the inlet of the housing is positioned at a first longitudinal end of the housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the housing is positioned at a second longitudinal end of the housing, opposite the first longitudinal end, the cavity of the housing extends along a longitudinal axis of the diverter valve from the inlet of the housing to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the housing, the plurality of destination outlets of the housing are disposed circumferentially about the longitudinal axis, and the rotary element is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis.

A diverter valve assembly, comprising:

• a first diverter valve, comprising:
• a first housing having an inlet, a plurality of destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet;
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• a first rotary element disposed within the first housing, wherein the first rotary element has an inlet, one or more target destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet;
• wherein the inlet of the first rotary element is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the first housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the first rotary element is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the first housing, a number of the one or more target destination outlets of the first rotary element is less than a number of the plurality of destination outlets of the first housing, and the first rotary element is configured to rotate to selectively fluidly couple the one or more target destination outlets of the first rotary element to one or more respective destination outlets of the plurality of destination outlets of the first housing;
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• wherein the inlet of the first housing is positioned at a first longitudinal end of the first housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the first housing is positioned at a second longitudinal end of the first housing, opposite the first longitudinal end of the first housing, the plurality of destination outlets of the first housing are disposed circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the diverter valve assembly, and the first rotary element is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis;
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• a second diverter valve, comprising:
• a second housing having an inlet, a plurality of destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet, wherein the inlet of the second housing is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the first housing;
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• a second rotary element disposed within the second housing, wherein the second rotary element has an inlet, one or more target destination outlets, and a subsequent diverter valve outlet;
• wherein the inlet of the second rotary element is fluidly coupled to the inlet of the second housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the second rotary element is fluidly coupled to the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the second housing, a number of the one or more target destination outlets of the second rotary element is less than a number of the plurality of destination outlets of the second housing, and the second rotary element is configured to rotate to selectively fluidly couple the one or more target destination outlets of the second rotary element to one or more respective destination outlets of the plurality of destination outlets of the second housing;
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• wherein the inlet of the second housing is positioned at a first longitudinal end of the second housing, the subsequent diverter valve outlet of the second housing is positioned at a second longitudinal end of the second housing, opposite the first longitudinal end of the second housing, the plurality of destination outlets of the second housing are disposed circumferentially about the longitudinal axis, and the second rotary element is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis.