Disengageable valve backseat system and method
AssigneeBaker Hughes Pressure Control LLC
InventorsFabio Tanaka, Lloyd Cheatham, Javier Garcia
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AssigneeBaker Hughes Pressure Control LLC
InventorsFabio Tanaka, Lloyd Cheatham, Javier Garcia
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A valve assembly includes a valve body, a bonnet coupled to the valve body, a stem within the stem bore, a bonnet cap axially aligned with the bonnet along a stem bore axis, and a valve drive train coupled to the stem. The valve assembly also includes a first eutectic ring, positioned between a bonnet cap interior surface and an upper shelf of the valve drive train, the first eutectic ring blocking axially upward movement of the valve drive train when in a solid state, and a second eutectic ring, positioned between a lower bonnet cap interior surface and a lower shelf of the valve drive train to fill a gap, wherein the bonnet cap is configured to move in an axially downward direction after the first and second eutectic ring transition to a flowable state.
A valve assembly, comprising:
A valve assembly, comprising:
A method for disengaging a valve stem from a backseat profile of a bonnet of a valve assembly, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.