Ceramic lined valve
AssigneeMorgan Technical Ceramics Australia Pty Ltd
InventorsStephen Thompson, Gavin Thursfield
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Abstract
A ceramic lined valve comprising: i) a valve body (20) having an end connection (50) for coupling the valve in fluidic communication with a fluid flow conduit; v) a flow control member (22) within the valve body; characterized in that the ceramic lined valve further comprising: vi) a lining (30) within the valve body comprising a single piece of ceramic, wherein the lining extends from the flow control member to the end connection, the lining defining a valve seat abutting the flow control member, and vii) a ceramic covering (40) forming a coupling face of the end connection, separate from and juxtaposed to the lining.
Claims23
A ceramic lined valve comprising:
- i) a valve body having an end connection for coupling the valve in fluidic communication with a fluid flow conduit;
- ii) a flow control member within the valve body;
- wherein the ceramic lined valve further comprises:
- iii) a lining within the valve body comprising a single piece of ceramic, wherein the lining extends from the flow control member to the end connection, the lining defining a valve seat abutting the flow control member, and
- iv) a ceramic covering forming a coupling face of the end connection, separate from and juxtaposed to the lining;
- characterized in that an outer end of the lining passes through a central aperture in the ceramic covering.
A valve comprising:
- a valve body
- a flow passage in the valve body;
- a ceramic lining in the flow passage, and
- a chemically resistant coating between the ceramic lining and an adjacent surface of the flow passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.