Abstract: A control valve (1) comprising a valve body (2) having an inlet opening (3) and an outlet opening (4) for a fluid; a obturator (6) placed within the valve body (2) between the inlet and outlet openings (3, 4); recovery means (5) configured to transfer kinetic energy and/or potential energy extracted from the fluid out of the valve body (2), the recovery means (5) comprising a rotating element (7) placed within the valve body (2) downstream of the obturator (6) and configured to be put in rotation by the fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2019
Assignee:
LOCLAIN S.R.L.
Inventors:
Claudio Angelo Gattavari, Lorenzo Ferioli
Abstract: A control valve (1) comprising a valve body (2) having an inlet opening (3) and an outlet opening (4) for a fluid; a obturator (6) placed within the valve body (2) between the inlet and outlet openings (3, 4); recovery means (5) configured to transfer kinetic energy and/or potential energy extracted from the fluid out of the valve body (2), the recovery means (5) comprising a rotating element (7) placed within the valve body (2) downstream of the obturator (6) and configured to be put in rotation by the fluid.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 25, 2014
Publication date:
December 24, 2015
Applicant:
LOCLAIN S.r. l.
Inventors:
CLAUDIO ANGELO GATTAVARI, LORENZO FERIOLI