An automatic flow control valve according to the instant invention maintains a constant flow rate despite varying fluid pressure, and employs a dual outer and inner cup construction through which a range of flow rates can be accommodated via a change in the orientation between the outer and the inner cup. Two modes of implementation are disclosed. In one mode, the adjustment of the orientation between the cups to correspond to a desired flow rate is made prior to assembly and installation. In the other mode, an external adjustment means is provided for altering the relative orientation between the outer and the inner cup at field and after assembly and installation. In a third mode, the flow rate can be adjusted on a fully assembled valve at any time other than when said valve in installed in a process line. Additionally, a means for adjusting the preload of a range spring balancing the cups is also provided. In a further embodiment, a corrosive resistent split ring member is included as a valve component which is firmly held in a inwardly raised section of the pipe housing in which the valve is inserted and which wraps around the outer cup as an intermediate member between the outer cup and the inside surface of the pipe housing. In this manner, corrosion of the pipe housing will not obstruct motion of the outer and inner cups.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/203,525, filed May 24, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/923,871, filed Oct. 28, 1986, now abandoned.
A constant flow rate control valve (10) is provided including a cup member (12) disposed in a flow passage through the valve (10). The cup member has an orifice (18) located in an end wall (14) of the cup member (12) and a plurality of side ports (22) in a side wall (16) of the cup member (12) The cup member (12) is moveable axially within the-valve (10), with such movement being opposed by a resilient spring member (30) downstream of the cup member (12). The valve (10) includes a fixed retainer ring (26) in a valve body (24) surrounding the side wall (16) of the cup member (12) which blocks or exposes areas of the side ports (22) in response to movement of the cup member (12). Start up slots (34) in a side wall (36) of the valve body (24) are also blocked or exposed in response to movement of the cup member (12). Fluid pressure acting on the end wall (14) of the cup member (12) urges the cup member (12) against the spring (30), so that the retainer ring (26) exposes only that side port (22) area appropriate to the pressure being exerted and the cup member (12) exposes only that start up slot (34) area appropriate to the pressure being exerted.
A constant flow rate control valve (10) is provided including a cup member (12) disposed in a flow passage through the valve (10). The cup member has an orifice (18) located in an end wall (14) of the cup member (12) and a plurality of side ports (22) in a side wall (16) of the cup member (12). The cup member (12) is moveable axially within the valve (10), with such movement being opposed by a resilient spring member (30) downstream of the cup member (12). The valve (10) includes a fixed retainer ring (26) in a valve body (24) surrounding the side wall (16) of the cup member (12) which blocks or exposes areas of the side ports (22) in response to movement of the cup member (12). Start up slots (34) in a side wall (36) of the valve body (24) are also blocked or exposed in response to movement of the cup member (12). Fluid pressure acting on the end wall (14) of the cup member (12) urges the cup member (12) against the spring (30), so that the retainer ring (26) exposes only that side port (22) area appropriate to the pressure being exerted and the cup member (12) exposes only that start up slot (34) area appropriate to the pressure being exerted.
An insert for being mounted in a valve housing (80) or a tubular member for dynamic flow control of a flowing medium. The insert comprises:--a first cup-shaped part (1) provided with an outflow area;--a second cup-shaped part (10) arranged axially displaceably within the first cup-shaped part (1) and provided with an inflow area;--a pressure spring (30) arranged for exerting a force (F) that seeks to force the two cup-shaped parts (1, 10) away from each other. The second cup-shaped part (10) is configured such in relation to the first cup-shaped part (1) that the inflow area of the first cup-shaped part (1) is closed in response to a displacement of the second cup-shaped part (10) in relation to the first cup-shaped part (1). Besides the inflow area of the second cup-shaped part (10) comprises at least one axial inflow slot (12) provided in 15 a sidewall (18) of the second cup-shaped part (10), which inflow slot (12) is closed in response to the displacement of the second cup-shaped part (10) in relation to the first cup-shaped part (1).
A flow control valve (10) is provided including a valve body (20) and a piston (16). The valve body (20) has extending therethrough a longitudinal bore (18) defining a first flow passage (32). The piston (16) is slidably disposed within the bore (18) to vary the flow area of a fluid flow through the control valve (10). The piston (16) contains a second flow passage (28) defined by a side wall (68) and an end wall (70). The side wall (68) has at least one longitudinal flow channel (24) with a first orifice (26) extending therethrough. The piston (16) preferably slides within the longitudinal bore (18) to vary the flow area of the first flow passage (32) such that the fluid flow through the control valve (10) is substantially constant over a selected range of pressure differentials across the control valve (10).
A regulation insert, for insertion in a valve housing in a liquid-carrying medium, having adjustable pre-setting for regulation and/or adjustment of liquid amounts in plants with liquid-carrying media for limiting the medium to a pre-set maximum amount, independently of a difference in pressure working across the valve, the insert having a tubular element which in a housing (3) can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the regulation insert and lies up against a spring element (8), so that by displacement of the tubular element (2) a number of openings (9) in the housing (3) are opened or closed, and where the pre-setting for the regulation insert has several rows of openings (4, 5, 28), where at least one row of openings (4, 5) is disposed substantially along the circumference of the tubular element (2), and where the rows of openings (4, 5, 28), independently of one another, can wholly or partly block the throughflow in such a manner that a multiple of adjustment possibilities is achieved.
