CONTROL VALVE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE VALVE CAGE
First Claim
1. A control valve, comprising:
- a body having an inlet and an outlet;
a valve seat positioned in a passageway of the body between the inlet and the outlet;
a valve plug positioned within the body and movable between an opened position and a closed position to modulate a fluid flow at the outlet; and
a cage disposed within the body adjacent the valve seat and proximate the valve plug, the cage comprising;
a circumferential wall having an outer surface and an inner surface aligned along a longitudinal axis of the cage;
whereinthe outer surface defines an outer flow length; and
the inner surface defines an inner flow length that is less than the outer flow length.
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Abstract
A control valve includes a body having an inlet and an outlet and a valve seat positioned in a passageway between the inlet and the outlet. A valve plug is positioned within the body and is movable between an opened position and a closed position to modulate a fluid flow at the outlet. A cage is disposed within the body adjacent the valve seat and proximate the valve plug and has a circumferential wall having an outer surface and an inner surface aligned along a longitudinal axis of the cage. The outer surface of the cage defines an outer flow length and the inner surface defines an inner flow length that is less than the outer flow length.
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1. A control valve, comprising:
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a body having an inlet and an outlet; a valve seat positioned in a passageway of the body between the inlet and the outlet; a valve plug positioned within the body and movable between an opened position and a closed position to modulate a fluid flow at the outlet; and a cage disposed within the body adjacent the valve seat and proximate the valve plug, the cage comprising; a circumferential wall having an outer surface and an inner surface aligned along a longitudinal axis of the cage;
whereinthe outer surface defines an outer flow length; and the inner surface defines an inner flow length that is less than the outer flow length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control valve cage, comprising:
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a circumferential wall having an outer surface and an inner surface aligned along a longitudinal axis of the control valve cage; a plurality of inlets formed in the inner surface, each of the inlets defining a centerline; a plurality of outlets formed in the outer surface, each of the outlets defining a centerline; and a plurality of flow passages formed through the wall and providing fluid communication between the inlets and the outlets, each flow passage comprising an inlet section, an outlet section, and an intermediate section extending between the inlet section and the outlet section and having a generally spiral shape about the longitudinal axis;
whereinat least a portion of the intermediate sections extend at an acute angle from radial planes extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and through a corresponding inlet section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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