Patent · US Expired

Steam conditioning valve

US4011287A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 11, 1975
Grant dateMar 8, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 11, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/13
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steam conditioning valve having a multi-turn labyrinth disk stack mounted between the inlet and the outlet of the valve is provided with a cooling fluid spray assembly for injecting the cooling fluid into the valve upstream of the labyrinth. The spray assembly includes a cooling fluid supply line extending through the valve housing without physically contacting the housing to prevent heat transfer between the cooling fluid line and the valve housing.

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