NOISE ATTENUATION TRIM ASSEMBLY
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1. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
- a solid, one-piece unitary body having an inner surface and an outer surface;
a plenum formed within 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 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 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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20 Claims
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1. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
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a solid, one-piece unitary body having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plenum formed within 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 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 in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passage through the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
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a body having an annular first section and a longitudinally adjacent annular second section, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a plenum formed 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, 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, each of the second openings in fluid communication with the plenum via a corresponding second fluid passage through the body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control valve trim assembly, comprising:
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a body having an annular first section and a longitudinally adjacent annular second section, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of first openings formed in the inner surface of the first section of the body; and a plurality of second openings formed in the outer surface of the first section of the body;
whereineach of the first openings is in fluid communication with a corresponding second opening via a fluid passage formed through the body, the fluid passages passing through the first section and the second section; and each of the fluid passages has at least one radially extending portion and at least one longitudinally extending portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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