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Title: Hydraulic servo control spool valve

Patent ·
OSTI ID:864603

A servo operated spool valve having a fixed sleeve and axially movable spool. The sleeve is machined in two halves to form a long, narrow tapered orifice slot across which a transverse wall of the spool is positioned. The axial position of the spool wall along the slot regulates the open orifice area with extreme precision.

Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4391430
OSTI ID:
864603
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English