Reducing noise in ball valves
AssigneeDresser, Inc.
InventorsKyle McKinley Bryan, Jonathan Clyde Whitten, Abdul Raoof Mohamed, Jeffrey Louis Johanning
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Abstract
A component for a ball valve that is configured to reduce noise. The component or “shoe” can install into the valve body, for example, on a downstream side of a throttling ball. In one implementation, the embodiments comprise an annular ring with an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is cupped to receive a portion of the throttling ball. The outer surface may have a stepped profile with portions of the annular ring that have concentrically-decreasing diameter. This stepped profile sits in a corresponding recess in the valve body. Welds can be used to secure the shoe in place in lieu of fasteners, like bolts or screws.
Claims20
A valve, comprising:
- a valve body;
- a rotatable throttling ball disposed in the valve body;
- a shoe resident in the valve body and having an end to receive at least a portion of the rotatable throttling ball;
- welds securing the shoe to the valve body.
A valve, comprising:
- a rotatable ball;
- and
- an annular ring disposed on at least one side of the rotatable ball, the annular ring having:
- an inner surface that is cupped to receive at least a portion of the rotatable ball,
- an outer surface that has a stepped profile, and
- diametrically opposed cutouts in the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.