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US 2025/0092831 A1Published application
Swirl valves
AssigneeCollins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
InventorsJason A. Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Andy W. Tibbs, Brandon P. Williams
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Abstract
A valve system includes a spin chamber having an outlet drain configured to allow flow out of the spin chamber. A main spin surface of the spin chamber is defined around the outlet drain. A directional jet system is in fluid communication with the spin chamber. The directional jet system includes a member that is configured to move between a first position for directing a tangential flow around the drain, and a second position for directing a radial flow toward the drain.
Claims20
A valve system comprising:
- a spin chamber having an outlet drain configured to allow flow out of the spin chamber, wherein a main spin surface of the spin chamber is defined around the outlet drain;
- and
- a directional jet system in fluid communication with the spin chamber, wherein the directional jet system includes a member that is configured to move between:
- a first position for directing a tangential flow around the drain;
- and
- a second position for directing a radial flow toward the drain.
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