Passively actuated valve
Abstract
A passively actuated valve for isolating a high pressure zone from a low pressure zone and discontinuing the isolation when the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below a preset threshold. If the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below the preset threshold, the valve opens and allows flow from the high pressure zone to the low pressure zone. The valve remains open allowing pressure equalization and back-flow should a pressure inversion between the two pressure zone occur.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1245951
- Patent Number(s):
- 6945272
- Application Number:
- 10/456,236
- Assignee:
- Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- 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:
- 07-AC-99ID13727
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2003 Jun 06
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
Citation Formats
Modro, S. Michael, and Ougouag, Abderrafi M. Passively actuated valve. United States: N. p., 2005.
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Modro, S. Michael, & Ougouag, Abderrafi M. Passively actuated valve. United States.
Modro, S. Michael, and Ougouag, Abderrafi M. Tue .
"Passively actuated valve". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1245951.
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title = {Passively actuated valve},
author = {Modro, S. Michael and Ougouag, Abderrafi M.},
abstractNote = {A passively actuated valve for isolating a high pressure zone from a low pressure zone and discontinuing the isolation when the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below a preset threshold. If the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below the preset threshold, the valve opens and allows flow from the high pressure zone to the low pressure zone. The valve remains open allowing pressure equalization and back-flow should a pressure inversion between the two pressure zone occur.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2005},
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