Homogenizer valve
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsRolf Malmberg, Rikard Hanson
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Abstract
Valve (1) has a pressurised movable valve cone (5), valve seat (6) and a valve housing (2) surrounding cone (5) and seat (6). Cone (6) is disposed such that a throttle occurs between them, constituting a homogenisation gap. The gap is concentrically disposed along the throttle.
Claims10
A homogenizer apparatus comprising a housing having a movable valve cone mounted in the housing, a valve seat mounted in the housing, a valve unit secured to the valve cone, the valve cone and the valve unit being movable axially toward and away from the valve seat, the housing having an inlet and an outlet, the valve seat being positioned adjacent the inlet, the valve unit being positioned adjacent the outlet, the valve seat having inlet channels communicating between the inlet and the valve unit, the valve unit having outlet channels communicating between the valve unit and the outlet, the outlet channels being radially offset from the inlet channels such that a throttle occurs in an homogenization gap between the valve unit and the valve seat, and the valve unit and the valve seat each being in the form of a ring.
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