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Exhaust valve

US9279515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2010
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16K1/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A valve body (91) for enabling release of pressurized steam from a pressure vessel, the valve body comprising: a steam inlet (92), a steam outlet (93), and an internal wall defining a flow path between said inlet and said outlet, wherein at least a portion (102) of said internal wall in a region opposed to the steam inlet is removable.

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