Valve arrangement of a blind flange valve

• US 8,925,580 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Erling Olsen
• Original Assignee: Erling Olsen
• Inventors: Olsen, Erling
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, KEVIN L
• Application Number:
  US13/699,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20130068983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,497 Days
• Field of Search: 137/312, 137/554, 251/327, 251/329
• US Class Current: 137/554
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/029 with two or more gates
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 3/312 Line blinds
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 37/0041 for measuring valve parameters F16K37/0033 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/5762 With leakage or drip collecting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8242 Electrical

Abstract

A valve arrangement to ensure zero leakage from a blind flange valve is described. The blind flange valve is adapted to seal a pipeline into complete sealing according to set requirements. The base, or bottom, of the blind flange valve is in fluid communication with the inlet of an actuateable first valve that is in fluid communication with the inlet of a second actuateable valve. A fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the outlet from the first valve and the inlet of the second valve. The outlet from the second valve can be drained out, and that respective actuateable valves can be actuated by signal from predetermined sensor or sensors.

Claims

1. A valve arrangement for a blind flange valve, the blind flange valve including two discs that are adapted to seal in an upstream direction and a downstream direction, respectively, and the two discs can be pulled into a closed chamber for full flow through the blind flange valve, said valve arrangement comprising:

an actuatable first valve, a base of a blind flange valve being in fluid communication with an inlet of the actuateable first valve;

an actuatable second valve, an outlet of the actuateable first valve being in fluid communication with an inlet of the actuatable second valve; and

a fluid chamber in fluid communication with the outlet of the actuatable first valve and the inlet of the actuatable second valve,

wherein the outlet of the actuatable second valve can be drained out, and the actuateable first and second valves can be actuated by a signal or signals from at least one sensor.

2. The valve arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the actuatable first valve is connected to an actuator which is able to operate the actuatable first valve.

3. The valve arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the actuatable second valve is connected to an actuator, which is able to operate the actuatable second valve.

4. The valve arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the blind flange valve is actuated by an actuator, said actuator having respective sensors which are able to register limits of the actuator, corresponding to open/closed positions of the blind flange valve.

5. The valve arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, the actuatable second valve being connected to a second actuator, which is able to operate the actuatable second valve.

6. The valve arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, the blind flange valve being actuated by a second actuator, said second actuator having respective sensors which are able to register limits of the actuator, corresponding to open/closed positions of the blind flange valve.

7. The valve arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, the blind flange valve being actuated by a second actuator, said second actuator having respective sensors which are able to register limits of the actuator, corresponding to open/closed positions of the blind flange valve.