Method and apparatus for selectively controlling fluid flow
US9051819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L55/027
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A flow control device and a method of controlling a flow, the flow control device including a flow path for a fluid therethrough and a material at least partially defining the flow path, the material operatively arranged with a surface energy less than that of the fluid for passively impeding an undesirable component of the fluid more than a desirable component of the fluid.
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