Re-couping actuating media used to operate a control valve
US12385604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2250/043
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recovery unit configured to re-inject lost or fugitive emissions back into a pipeline. These configuration may include a pressure vessel that can hold gas (or other fluid) that might vent to atmosphere from, for example, a valve or like flow control. A pump may couple with the pressure vessel. In use, this pump can draw fluid out of the pressure vessel and pressurize it to inject back into the pipeline, typically downstream of the valve. The pump may utilize upstream pressure as a power source.
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