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US 2014/0373951 A1Published application
Heated fluid regulators
AssigneeEmerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames Lyman Griffin, JR., Harold Joe McKinney
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Abstract
Example apparatus for regulator heat transfer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a regulator including a body, a stem disposed therein, a first inlet and a first outlet. The regulator regulates a pressure of a fluid flowing from the first inlet to the first outlet. The example apparatus comprises a vortex generator disposed within the body to covey heat to a valve of the regulator. The stem controls the regulator and the vortex generator
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a regulator including a body, a stem disposed therein, a first inlet and a first outlet, the regulator to regulate a pressure of a fluid flowing from the first inlet to the first outlet;
- and
- a vortex generator disposed within the body, the vortex generator to convey heat to a valve of the regulator, the stem to control the regulator and the vortex generator.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a body having an inlet and an outlet and a stem disposed therein;
- a vortex generator disposed within the body, the vortex generator to heat a fluid flowing from the inlet to the outlet;
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- a first valve to regulate pressure of the fluid, the stem to control the first valve and the vortex generator.
1 more element
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for regulating pressure of a fluid;
- and
- means for heating the means for regulating pressure, the means for regulating pressure and the means for heating comprising one body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.