Abstract: A sealing ring device is provided for a fluid valve having a piston (2) reciprocating within a cylinder (1), wherein the piston (2) includes a valve cone (2c) adapted to contact a valve seat (11). In order to seal the inner space of the cylinder (1) located behind the piston (2) from an inlet/outlet passageway (A), a resilient sealing ring (5) is disposed in an annular groove (4) opening into the cylinder (1) around the rear end (2a) of the piston (2). A press ring (7), which extends above the rear end (2a) of the piston (2), contains the sealing ring (5) in the annular groove (4). A spring element (8) rests on the press ring (7). A piston rod (3) is guided in slidable manner through the piston (2). A stop (9) is attached to the rod (3) above the rear end (2a) and opposite the top side of the spring element (8).

Abstract: A low-noise control valve in which a noise-dampening element (9) is arranged inside of the valve housing (1) in the passageway of the medium. A built-in element, in which lamellas touching one another are arranged over the entire cross section of passage parallel to each other and parallel to the direction of flow serves as noise-dampening element. These lamellas exhibit a linear corrugation, with the directions of the corrugations proceeding obliquely with respect to the direction of flow and the directions of the corrugations of two adjacent lamellas at a time intersecting each other. Favorable sound level reductions are achieved in small installation dimensions. In upper valves, the built-in element can be arranged at the valve cone. In rotary cone valves, it can be designed as a valve seat.

Abstract: A butterfly valve comprising a body 1, a passage 2 extending through the body, a closure or butterfly member 3 mounted in the passage 2 to pivot about an axis orthogonal to the axis of the passage so as to be movable between a closing position in which a sealing element fixed or formed on the periphery of the disc of the closure member has a sealing contact with a seat 8 carried by the body and a fully open position roughly perpendicular to the closing position, the peripheral surface of the closure member 3 and the conjugate surface of the seat 8 being conical surfaces defined by two cones of revolution, while the axis of rotation of the closing member is offset along the axis of the passage in a direction away from the apex of the cone defining the surface of the seat relative to the mean plane of the disc of the closing member, wherein for a given value of the apex angle 2.phi. of the cone C.sub.

Abstract: A valve for use under severe throttling conditions, includes a housing with fluid inlet and outlet passages communicating with a chamber inside the housing. An abrasive resistant throttling tube in fluid communication with the inlet passage projects into the chamber. Also, an abrasive-resistant throttling plug is movably positioned inside the housing so that it can be moved between a first position wherein its end is spaced from the mouth of the throttling tube and a second position wherein it obstructs the mouth of the throttling tube. As mating surfaces of the plug and tube are eroded away by fluid flowing through the valve, the plug is advanced further and further toward the throttling tube so that unabraded surfaces of the plug and tube are presented to one another whereby maximum fluid throttling is achieved despite such wear.

Abstract: Fluid flow controlling apparatus comprising a variable area, variable resistance, axial-flowing, perforated plate or ring stack and solid plug or ring throttling apparatus. In combination with a variable resistance throttling device, a fixed fluid resistance element comprising a stack of perforated plates or rings.

Abstract: An actuator for reciprocating stem control valves having a linkage system affording variable force, reversible action, and adaptability to different valve strokes.

Abstract: A fluid resistance device being part of a fluid system and having high resistance, fluid energy absorbing passages within the plane surfaces of equally shaped circular plates which overlap each other in a prearranged pattern, each plate consisting of equally spaced circular segments, one half of which have a number of small openings while the other half define a large opening allowing for communication in planar and perpendicular direction between said small passages in both the adjacent segments.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for the calibrating in the field of media and process condition change transmitters and controllers. Means and method for high resolution calibrating of condition change measuring and indicating apparatus by spring means external to the measuring by, and having a spring rate multiplyingthe change response of, such apparatus. Means and method of calibrating media and process change transmitters and controllers by inferentially simulating full span condition changes.

Abstract: Sinuous passage method and means of attenuating the noise generated by the expansion of a fluid through a valve. A winding-passage-incorporating tubular element provided between the valve and the downstream pipe. For attenuating the noise generated by a pressure reducing valve, or other fluid expanding restriction, a device having its inlet end substantially engaging the downstream face of the valve, and comprising a tubular element enclosing a plurality of lengthwise partitions, and between said partitions a plurality of transverse, flow deflecting means defining with said partitions a plurality of individual, continuous, zigzag passages.

Abstract: A fluid resistance device being part of a fluid system and having high resistance, fluid energy absorbing passages along the interface between a ringtype member and a cylindrical male insert, and wherein said passages consist of a number of teeth-like baffles which are off-set from each other and which are separated from each other by circular grooves providing nearly rectangular throttling restrictions in series for the fluid passing generally along the longitudinal axis of the male insert.

Abstract: A variable resistance type control valve throttling trim having high resistance, fluid energy absorbing passages formed and controlled between the intersection of a cylindrical valve plug slidable co-operating with a cylindrical valve seatring and wherein the number, length, area ratio and specific fluid resistance are a function of the engaged length of the cylindrical plug portion in respect to the seatring bore and wherein the fluid energy absorbing passages consist of a pattern of slots and grooves radially inwardly penetrating the cylindrical wall of said valve plug and/or radially outwardly penetrating the cylindrical inside wall of said seatring bore.