Backflow and flow rate control valve

A system for controlling flow rate and back flow of a fluid flowing in a conduit, comprising:

• a flow restrictor coupled between the conduit and a flow regulator chamber and configured to control a pressure P2 in the flow regulator chamber, wherein the flow restrictor is configured to control the pressure P2 in the flow regulator chamber by producing a pressure drop in the fluid flowing from the conduit through the flow restrictor into the flow regulator chamber, and wherein the pressure drop across the flow restrictor increases with increased flow rate of the fluid;
• a control chamber configured to receive a portion of the fluid flowing in the conduit from a location upstream of the flow restrictor via a secondary conduit;
• a damping restriction located in the secondary conduit and configured to control a pressure P1′ in the control chamber, wherein the damping restriction is configured to provide that pressure P1′ comprises a pressure at or below a pressure P1 in the conduit upstream of the flow restrictor, and wherein the damping restriction and the flow restrictor are configured to provide that pressure P1′ is at or below pressure P1 and greater than pressure P2;
• a moveable element with no sliding parts positioned so that at least a part of the moveable element is disposed between the control chamber and the flow regulator chamber, wherein the moveable element is configured to move in response to a difference in pressure between the flow regulator chamber and the control chamber;
• a flow rate regulator moveable within an opening in a seating structure and coupled with the moveable element, wherein the flow rate regulator is configured to control the flow rate of the fluid in response to the movement of the moveable element, wherein the flow rate regulator controls the flow rate of the fluid by regulating flow of the fluid through the opening in the seating structure;
• and
• a non-return valve moveable within an opening in an outlet seating structure and coupled with the flow rate regulator by a connecting member, wherein the non-return valve is configured to control back-flow of the fluid through the opening in the outlet seating structure, and wherein:
• the non-return valve is configured in use to move from an open to a closed position when a pressure downstream of the non-return valve is greater than a pressure upstream of the non-return valve;
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• the non-return valve and the flow rate regulator are configured such that the movement of the non-return valve from an open to a closed position is translated by the connecting member into opening of the flow rate regulator.