Fluid flow control devices and systems, and methods of flowing fluids therethrough
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1. A fluid flow control device, comprising:
- a body comprising a central aperture therethrough extending along a longitudinal axis thereof;
at least one first channel extending from an outer sidewall of the body to an inner sidewall of the body at a first continuous, uniform direction; and
at least one second channel extending from the outer sidewall of the body to the inner sidewall of the body at a second continuous, uniform direction and intersecting the at least one first channel, wherein two intersecting channels fit simultaneously through an area having an approximate width of a single channel, wherein the at least one first channel and the at least one second channel extend at least substantially linearly from the outer sidewall to the inner sidewall of the body.
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Abstract
Fluid flow control devices comprise a body including a central aperture extending along a longitudinal axis therethrough and a plurality of channels extending from an outer sidewall of the body to an inner sidewall of the body. At least one first channel may intersect at least one other channel. Fluid flow control systems, methods of forming fluid flow control devices, and methods of flowing a fluid through a fluid flow control device are also disclosed.
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1. A fluid flow control device, comprising:
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a body comprising a central aperture therethrough extending along a longitudinal axis thereof; at least one first channel extending from an outer sidewall of the body to an inner sidewall of the body at a first continuous, uniform direction; and at least one second channel extending from the outer sidewall of the body to the inner sidewall of the body at a second continuous, uniform direction and intersecting the at least one first channel, wherein two intersecting channels fit simultaneously through an area having an approximate width of a single channel, wherein the at least one first channel and the at least one second channel extend at least substantially linearly from the outer sidewall to the inner sidewall of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A fluid flow control device, comprising:
a body comprising a plurality of disks coupled axially together along a longitudinal axis, wherein at least one disk of the plurality of disks comprises a plurality of grooves in a surface thereof, each groove of the plurality of grooves extending from an outer diameter to an inner diameter of the at least one disk, wherein at least one groove of the plurality of grooves intersects one or more other grooves of the plurality of grooves at corresponding one or more stages, each stage of the corresponding one or more stages being configured to contract fluid flow by forcing fluid flowing through two intersecting grooves of the plurality of grooves to fit simultaneously through the stage, the at least one groove of the plurality of grooves being bounded by parallel groove sidewalls extending smoothly and continuously from the outer diameter to the inner diameter of the at least one disk, wherein the at least one groove has discontinuities only at the one or more stages. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A fluid flow control system, comprising:
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a fluid inlet; and a fluid flow control device positioned in relation to the fluid inlet so that a fluid passing from the fluid inlet flows therethrough, the fluid flow control device comprising; at least one first channel having parallel channel sidewalls extending smoothly and directly from an outer sidewall of a body to an inner sidewall of a central aperture extending through the body; and at least one second channel having parallel channel sidewalls extending smoothly and directly from the outer sidewall of the body to the inner sidewall of the body and intersecting the at least one first channel, wherein at least two intersecting channels fit simultaneously through an area having an approximate width of a single channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of flowing a fluid through a fluid flow control device, comprising:
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flowing a fluid through a first channel that extends along a first single straight line from an outer surface of a body to an inner surface of an aperture extending through the body; flowing a fluid through at least one second channel that extends along a second single straight line from the outer surface of the body to the inner surface of the aperture, the at least one second channel intersecting the first channel, the first channel and the at least one second channel being bounded by parallel channel sidewalls extending smoothly and continuously from the outer surface of the body to the inner surface of the aperture; and impinging the fluid flowing through the channel into the fluid flowing through the at least one second channel, wherein the intersecting channels fit simultaneously through an area having an approximate width of a single channel.
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