Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy recovering flow control valve
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Application No.: US14376113Application Date: 2013-02-14
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Publication No.: US09599252B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Stefano Malavasi
- Applicant: POLITECNICO DI MILANO
- Applicant Address: IT Milan
- Assignee: Politecnico di Milano
- Current Assignee: Politecnico di Milano
- Current Assignee Address: IT Milan
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Priority: ITMI2012A0234 20120216
- International Application: PCT/IB2013/051202 WO 20130214
- International Announcement: WO2013/121375 WO 20130822
- Main IPC: F16K47/04
- IPC: F16K47/04 ; F16K5/06

Abstract:
A fluid flow control valve (101, 601) includes a housing (106) and a spherical obstructer (107) having a through hole (108), wherein the spherical obstructer (107) is inserted in the housing (106) and is adapted to rotate therein (106) about an axis of rotation (110) between a first position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially coaxial to the control valve to allow the passage of a fluid, and a second position, in which the through hole (108) is substantially transversal to the control valve to prevent the passage of a fluid. The control valve further includes a rotor (111) within the through hole (108), wherein the rotor is adapted to rotate in a continuous manner under the action of a fluid flowing through the control valve, rotating about a second axis of rotation (112) substantially coinciding with the axis of rotation of the spherical obstructer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150041002A1 ENERGY RECOVERING FLOW CONTROL VALVE Public/Granted day:2015-02-12
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