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US 2023/0048962 A1Published application
Fluid flow control devices and systems, and methods of flowing fluids
AssigneeFlowserve Management Company
InventorsJeff Parish, David Bartholomew, James Davis, Shanwei Guo, Kaushik Asokan
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Abstract
Fluid flow control devices, systems, and methods may include a body extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has a fluid inlet at a first axial end of the body and a fluid outlet at a second axial end of the body. Channels may extend through an interior portion of the body between the fluid inlet at the first axial end and the fluid outlet at the second axial end. The channels collectively define fluid pathways through the body.
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A fluid flow control device, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical body extending along a longitudinal axis, the substantially cylindrical body having a fluid inlet at a first axial end of the substantially cylindrical body and a fluid outlet at a second axial end of the substantially cylindrical body;
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- channels extending through an interior portion of the substantially cylindrical body from the fluid inlet at the first axial end to the fluid outlet at the second axial end, the channels collectively defining fluid pathways through the substantially cylindrical body to reduce a pressure of a fluid traveling through the fluid pathways, each of the channels intersecting at least one other channel of the channels.
A fluid flow system, comprising:
- a fluid handling component defining a fluid flow path through the fluid handling component;
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- a flow control device in the fluid flow path of the fluid handling component, the flow control device comprising:
- an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis, the elongated body having a fluid inlet at a first longitudinal end of the elongated body and a fluid outlet at a second longitudinal end of the elongated body;
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- channels defined within the elongated body and extending between the fluid inlet at the first longitudinal end to the fluid outlet at the second longitudinal end, the channels collectively defining fluid pathways through the elongated body to reduce a pressure of a fluid traveling through the fluid pathways from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, the channels being positioned and configured such that fluid flow from the channels impinges upon the fluid flow from at least one adjacent channel of the channels proximate the fluid outlet.
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