Systems for valve assemblies, valve members, and valve seat bodies

Abstract

At least one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for a valve assembly for a fluid end of a high pressure fracturing pump. The valve assembly may include a valve member having an engagement surface, the valve member movable between a closed position and an open position. The valve assembly may include a valve seat body including a seating surface that is engaged with the engagement surface of the valve member in the closed position, the seating surface including a recess therein. The valve assembly may include an insert disposed within the recess such that at least a portion of an outer surface of the insert that faces a surface of the recess is spaced apart therefrom when the valve member is in the open position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.