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Control apparatus and method for controlling fluid flows and pressures

US5190068A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1992
Grant dateMar 2, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 2, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7761
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Control apparatus and method for controlling the flow of fluid across a valve includes a differential pressure measurement across the valve and a flow meter for measuring the flow, and the information from the differential pressure and from the flow meter is compared to predetermined parameters, and in response to the comparison, the valve is modulated to provide the desired flow.

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