Fast-acting valve and uses thereof
Abstract
A very fast acting valve capable of producing a very well-defined plug of gas suitable for filling a theta pinch vacuum vessel is given. The valve requires no springs, instead being stopped mainly by a nonlinear force. Thus, the valve is not subject to bouncing; and the ratio of the size of the valve housing to the size of the valve stem is smaller than it would be if springs were needed to stop the valve stem. Furthermore, the valve can be used for thousands of valve firings with no apparent valve damage.
- Inventors:
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- Espanola, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864306
- Patent Number(s):
- 4344449
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16K - VALVES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fast-acting; valve; fast; acting; capable; producing; well-defined; plug; gas; suitable; filling; theta; pinch; vacuum; vessel; requires; springs; stopped; mainly; nonlinear; force; subject; bouncing; ratio; size; housing; stop; furthermore; thousands; firings; apparent; damage; acting valve; valve housing; vacuum vessel; fast acting; fast-acting valve; /137/239/251/
Citation Formats
Meyer, James A. Fast-acting valve and uses thereof. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Meyer, James A. Fast-acting valve and uses thereof. United States.
Meyer, James A. Fri .
"Fast-acting valve and uses thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864306.
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title = {Fast-acting valve and uses thereof},
author = {Meyer, James A},
abstractNote = {A very fast acting valve capable of producing a very well-defined plug of gas suitable for filling a theta pinch vacuum vessel is given. The valve requires no springs, instead being stopped mainly by a nonlinear force. Thus, the valve is not subject to bouncing; and the ratio of the size of the valve housing to the size of the valve stem is smaller than it would be if springs were needed to stop the valve stem. Furthermore, the valve can be used for thousands of valve firings with no apparent valve damage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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