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Title: Active combustion flow modulation valve

Abstract

A flow modulation valve has a slidably translating hollow armature with at least one energizable coil wound around and fixably attached to the hollow armature. The energizable coil or coils are influenced by at least one permanent magnet surrounding the hollow armature and supported by an outer casing. Lorentz forces on the energizable coils which are translated to the hollow armature, increase or decrease the flow area to provide flow throttling action. The extent of hollow armature translation depends on the value of current supplied and the direction of translation depends on the direction of current flow. The compact nature of the flow modulation valve combined with the high forces afforded by the actuator design provide a flow modulation valve which is highly responsive to high-rate input control signals.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1128492
Patent Number(s):
8,540,209
Application Number:
13/233,659
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh--Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, PA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC26-04NT41817
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Hensel, John Peter, Black, Nathaniel, Thorton, Jimmy Dean, Vipperman, Jeffrey Stuart, Lambeth, David N, and Clark, William W. Active combustion flow modulation valve. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Hensel, John Peter, Black, Nathaniel, Thorton, Jimmy Dean, Vipperman, Jeffrey Stuart, Lambeth, David N, & Clark, William W. Active combustion flow modulation valve. United States.
Hensel, John Peter, Black, Nathaniel, Thorton, Jimmy Dean, Vipperman, Jeffrey Stuart, Lambeth, David N, and Clark, William W. 2013. "Active combustion flow modulation valve". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1128492.
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abstractNote = {A flow modulation valve has a slidably translating hollow armature with at least one energizable coil wound around and fixably attached to the hollow armature. The energizable coil or coils are influenced by at least one permanent magnet surrounding the hollow armature and supported by an outer casing. Lorentz forces on the energizable coils which are translated to the hollow armature, increase or decrease the flow area to provide flow throttling action. The extent of hollow armature translation depends on the value of current supplied and the direction of translation depends on the direction of current flow. The compact nature of the flow modulation valve combined with the high forces afforded by the actuator design provide a flow modulation valve which is highly responsive to high-rate input control signals.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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Works referenced in this record:

Magnetically-coupled valve
patent, June 2010


Electromagnetic valve
patent, December 2000


Flow control valve
patent, January 2006