System for remotely servicing a top loading captive ball valve
Abstract
An attachment for facilitating servicing of a valve is disclosed including: an assembly composed of a valve seat defining a flow path, a flow control member movable relative to the valve seat for blocking or unblocking the valve seat, and a control device including a stem coupled to the flow control member and operable for moving the flow control member relative to the valve seat; a housing for receiving the assembly, the housing having an opening via which the assembly can be removed from, and installed in, the housing, and the housing having a plurality of threaded studs which surround the opening and project away from the housing; a valve housing cover for closing and sealing the opening in the housing, the cover having a first bore for passage of the stem of the control device when the assembly is installed in the housing and a plurality of second bores each located for passage of a respective stud when the cover closes the opening in the housing. A plurality of threaded nuts are engageable with the studs for securing the cover to the housing when the cover closes the opening in the housing, wherein the attachment comprises: a plurality ofmore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co
- OSTI Identifier:
- 251110
- Patent Number(s):
- 5529087
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-394,567; TRN: 96:015221
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 25 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; VALVES; REMOTE HANDLING; DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; INSTALLATION; POSITIONING; FASTENERS; ALIGNMENT
Citation Formats
Berry, S M, and Porter, M L. System for remotely servicing a top loading captive ball valve. United States: N. p., 1996.
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@article{osti_251110,
title = {System for remotely servicing a top loading captive ball valve},
author = {Berry, S M and Porter, M L},
abstractNote = {An attachment for facilitating servicing of a valve is disclosed including: an assembly composed of a valve seat defining a flow path, a flow control member movable relative to the valve seat for blocking or unblocking the valve seat, and a control device including a stem coupled to the flow control member and operable for moving the flow control member relative to the valve seat; a housing for receiving the assembly, the housing having an opening via which the assembly can be removed from, and installed in, the housing, and the housing having a plurality of threaded studs which surround the opening and project away from the housing; a valve housing cover for closing and sealing the opening in the housing, the cover having a first bore for passage of the stem of the control device when the assembly is installed in the housing and a plurality of second bores each located for passage of a respective stud when the cover closes the opening in the housing. A plurality of threaded nuts are engageable with the studs for securing the cover to the housing when the cover closes the opening in the housing, wherein the attachment comprises: a plurality of nut guide devices removable from the housing and each operatively associated with a respective stud for retaining a respective nut and guiding the respective nut into alignment with the respective stud to enable the respective nut to be rotated into engagement with the respective stud; and aligning the nut guide devices with the studs. 7 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
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