Anti-cavitation valve assembly
AssigneeAquestia Ltd.
InventorsYehezkel Hajbi, Eitan Kalinhoff
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Abstract
A valve assembly includes a housing which has a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a cover affixed to the housing, a flow regulating assembly located in the housing, and an anti-cavitation flow diverter mounted in the housing. The anti-cavitation flow diverter includes an outer wall that surrounds an inner hollow portion. Sets of flow apertures are formed through the wall thickness of the outer wall. Each flow aperture is open to the inner hollow portion and extends at an angle along a non-radial path through the outer wall. Flows of liquid flowing through each set of the flow apertures impinge upon each other at meeting points which are spaced from inner surfaces of the housing.
Claims10
A valve assembly comprising:
- a housing which has a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet;
- a cover affixed to said housing;
- a flow regulating assembly located in said housing;
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- an anti-cavitation flow diverter mounted in said housing, said anti-cavitation flow diverter comprising an outer wall that surrounds an inner hollow portion, said outer wall having a wall thickness and a wall height that extends between first and second faces, wherein sets of flow apertures are formed through said wall thickness, each of said flow apertures being open to said inner hollow portion and extending at an angle along a non-radial path through said outer wall, and wherein flows of liquid flowing through each set of said flow apertures impinge upon each other at meeting points which are spaced from inner surfaces of said housing.
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