Contiguously formed valve cage with a multidirectional fluid path
First Claim
1. A valve cage for use in a control valve, the valve cage comprising:
- a sidewall surrounding a bore, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the sidewall being contiguously formed;
a plurality of fluid inlets defined on the inner surface of the sidewall;
a plurality of fluid outlets defined on the outer surface of the sidewall; and
a plurality of multidirectional fluid passageways, each of the fluid passageways extending between one of the plurality of fluid inlets and a corresponding one of the plurality of fluid outlets, each fluid passageway defining a multidirectional flow path between the inner surface of the sidewall and the outer surface of the sidewall.
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Abstract
A control valve is disclosed and which comprises a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a flow passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a seat ring mounted in the flow passage, a valve plug shiftably mounted within the valve body for movement between a first position and a second position, the valve plug cooperating with the seat ring to close the flow passage when the valve plug is in the first position and a valve plug actuator for moving the valve plug between the first position and the second position. A valve cage is mounted to the seat ring and comprises a contiguously formed sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface and surrounding a bore sized to receive the valve plug, a plurality of first apertures defined in the inner surface of the sidewall, a plurality of second apertures defined in the outer surface of the sidewall, and a plurality of multidirectional fluid passages, each one of the multidirectional fluid passages extending between one of the first apertures and at least one the second apertures and wherein at least one of the multidirectional fluid passages is disposed in the flow passage when the valve plug is in the second position.
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25 Claims
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1. A valve cage for use in a control valve, the valve cage comprising:
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a sidewall surrounding a bore, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the sidewall being contiguously formed;
a plurality of fluid inlets defined on the inner surface of the sidewall;
a plurality of fluid outlets defined on the outer surface of the sidewall; and
a plurality of multidirectional fluid passageways, each of the fluid passageways extending between one of the plurality of fluid inlets and a corresponding one of the plurality of fluid outlets, each fluid passageway defining a multidirectional flow path between the inner surface of the sidewall and the outer surface of the sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A valve cage for fluid pressure reduction, the valve cage comprising:
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a cylindrical housing having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and enclosing an interior chamber, the housing being integrally formed of a single piece of material;
a plurality of first apertures arranged on the interior surface of the housing;
a plurality of second apertures arranged on the exterior surface of the housing; and
a plurality of fluid passages, each of the fluid passages extending between one of the plurality of first apertures and at least one of the plurality of second apertures, each fluid passage defining a tortuous fluid flow path between the interior and the exterior surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A valve cage comprising:
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a housing having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an interior chamber, the housing being unitarily formed in a single body using a selective laser sintering process;
a plurality of fluid inlets defined on the interior surface of the housing;
a plurality of fluid outlets defined on the exterior surface of the housing; and
a plurality of fluid pathways extending between one of the plurality of fluid inlets and at least one of the plurality of fluid outlets, the fluid pathways being defined by one or more directional changes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A control valve comprising:
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a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a flow passage extending between the inlet and the outlet;
a seat ring mounted in the flow passage;
a valve plug shiftably mounted within the valve body for movement between a first position and a second position, the valve plug cooperating with the seat ring to close the flow passage when the valve plug is in the first position;
a valve plug actuator for moving the valve plug between the first position and the second position; and
a tubular valve cage disposed within the valve body and having an end sized to be mounted to the seat ring, the valve cage comprising;
a sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface and surrounding a bore sized to receive the valve plug, the sidewall being contiguously formed;
a plurality of first apertures defined in the inner surface of the sidewall;
a plurality of second apertures defined in the outer surface of the sidewall; and
a plurality of fluid passages extending between each of the first apertures and at least one of the second apertures, each one of the fluid passages defining a multidirectional flow path between the inner surface and the outer surface of the sidewall, wherein at least one of the fluid passages is disposed in the flow passage when the valve plug is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification