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US 12,638,084 B2Granted
Elbow globe valve
AssigneeFisher Controls International LLC
InventorJonathan W. Richardson
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Abstract
A globe valve assembly can include a globe valve that can include a valve stem that defines a valve stem axis, a valve seat, a plug secured at a distal end of the valve stem, and a valve body that supports the valve seat. The valve body can define an inlet passage that extends between an inlet opening and the valve seat and an outlet passage that extends between an outlet opening and the valve seat.
Claims18
A globe valve assembly comprising:
- a globe valve that includes:
- a valve stem that defines a valve stem axis;
- a valve seat;
- a plug secured at a distal end of the valve stem to be moved relative to the valve seat by movement of the valve stem to control flow across the valve seat;
- and
- a valve body that supports the valve seat, the valve body defining an inlet passage that extends between an inlet opening and the valve seat and an outlet passage that extends between an outlet opening and the valve seat;
- wherein the inlet opening defines an inlet flow orientation and the outlet opening defines an outlet flow orientation;
- and
- wherein, as projected onto a reference plane that is perpendicular to the valve stem axis, the inlet flow orientation extends at an oblique angle relative to the outlet flow orientation.
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A method of forming a globe valve assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a valve body to support a valve seat, wherein the valve body defines:
- an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a seat passage for flow across the valve seat, an inlet passage that extends between the inlet opening and the seat passage, and an outlet passage that extends between the outlet opening and the seat passage;
- positioning a valve stem within the valve body, the valve stem defining a valve stem axis;
- and
- arranging the inlet passage at an oblique angle relative to the outlet passage when viewed from a reference plane extending perpendicular to the valve stem axis.
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A method of installing a globe valve assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a globe valve that includes valve body that supports a valve seat, a valve stem movably secured to the valve body to define a valve stem axis, a plug secured at a distal end of the valve stem to be moved relative to the valve seat by movement of the valve stem to control flow across the valve seat, the valve body defining an inlet passage that extends between an inlet opening and the valve seat and an outlet passage that extends between an outlet opening and the valve seat;
- aligning the inlet opening at an oblique angle relative to the outlet opening when viewed from a reference plane extending perpendicular to the valve stem axis;
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- securing an inlet flow conduit at the inlet opening and an outlet flow conduit at the outlet opening.
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