Noise attenuation trim assembly
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1. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
- a solid, one-piece unitary body having an annular first section and an axially adjacent annular second section, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface;
a plenum formed entirely within the second section of the body and spaced apart from the inner surface and the outer surface;
a plurality of first openings formed in the inner surface of the body, each of the first openings formed in the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, and in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding first fluid passage formed through the body; and
a plurality of second openings formed in the outer surface of the body, each of the second openings formed in the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, and in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passage through the body.
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Abstract
A control valve trim assembly has a solid, one-piece unitary body having an inner surface and an outer surface. A plenum is formed within the body and is spaced apart from the inner surface and the outer surface. A plurality of first openings are formed in the inner surface of the body and are in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding first fluid passages formed through the body. A plurality of second openings are formed in the outer surface of the body and are in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passages through the body.
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1. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
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a solid, one-piece unitary body having an annular first section and an axially adjacent annular second section, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a plenum formed entirely within the second section of the body and spaced apart from the inner surface and the outer surface; a plurality of first openings formed in the inner surface of the body, each of the first openings formed in the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, and in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding first fluid passage formed through the body; and a plurality of second openings formed in the outer surface of the body, each of the second openings formed in the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, and in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passage through the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
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a body having an annular first section and an axially adjacent annular second section, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a plenum formed entirely within the second section of the body and spaced apart from the inner surface and the outer surface; a plurality of first openings formed in the inner surface of the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, each of the first openings in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding first fluid passage formed through the body; and a plurality of second openings formed in the outer surface of the first section of the body, axially offset from the plenum, each of the second openings in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passage through the body. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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