Abstract: The present invention proposes a balancing valve, a fluid network with such a balancing valve, and a method of maintaining such a balancing valve. The balancing valve comprises a housing having a main fluid passage extending along a main flow axis, a valve body disposed within the housing in the fluid passage, wherein the valve body has a first through hole forming a first fluid passage with a variable first fluid passage cross section. The valve body has a second through hole distinct from the first through hole and forming a second fluid passage in the valve body. The first fluid passage is a main fluid passage and the second fluid passage is a by-pass passage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2022
Assignee:
Aliaxis Research & Technology
Inventors:
Charlotte Rey, Jean-Phillipe Le Goff, Vanessa Delair, Henri-Xavier Cavalie, Baptiste Audrezet, Stefano Costa, Alberto Castellaro, Rodolfo Zanni