Vertical pump with free floating check valve
Abstract
A vertical pump with a bottom discharge having a free floating check valve isposed in the outlet plenum thereof. The free floating check valve comprises a spherical member with a hemispherical cage-like member attached thereto which is capable of allowing forward or reverse flow under appropriate conditions while preventing reverse flow under inappropriate conditions.
- Inventors:
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- O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863499
- Patent Number(s):
- 4188173
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(04-3)-893
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- vertical; pump; free; floating; check; valve; bottom; discharge; isposed; outlet; plenum; comprises; spherical; hemispherical; cage-like; attached; thereto; capable; allowing; forward; reverse; flow; appropriate; conditions; preventing; inappropriate; reverse flow; valve comprises; attached thereto; check valve; appropriate conditions; bottom discharge; preventing reverse; outlet plenum; free floating; floating check; vertical pump; /417/137/
Citation Formats
Lindsay, Malcolm. Vertical pump with free floating check valve. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Lindsay, Malcolm. Vertical pump with free floating check valve. United States.
Lindsay, Malcolm. Tue .
"Vertical pump with free floating check valve". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863499.
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title = {Vertical pump with free floating check valve},
author = {Lindsay, Malcolm},
abstractNote = {A vertical pump with a bottom discharge having a free floating check valve isposed in the outlet plenum thereof. The free floating check valve comprises a spherical member with a hemispherical cage-like member attached thereto which is capable of allowing forward or reverse flow under appropriate conditions while preventing reverse flow under inappropriate conditions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {1}
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