Methods and appratus for independently controlling seating forces in rotary valves

Example methods and apparatus independently control the seating force in a rotary valve. An example apparatus includes a rotary valve having a flow control member and a dual-acting actuator operatively coupled to the rotary valve. The actuator has first and second ports to receive a pressurized cont...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kinser Andrew John, Wyatt Michael Allen, Jackson Trent Frank
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTUATING-FLOATS BLASTING COCKS DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL TAPS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL VALVES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Example methods and apparatus independently control the seating force in a rotary valve. An example apparatus includes a rotary valve having a flow control member and a dual-acting actuator operatively coupled to the rotary valve. The actuator has first and second ports to receive a pressurized control fluid to change a position of the actuator. The example apparatus further includes a valve controller operatively coupled to the actuator to control the pressurized control fluid in response to a position of the rotary valve. The example apparatus further includes a pressure limiter operatively coupled to the valve controller and fluidly coupled to the first port of the actuator. The pressure limiter is to reduce a pressure of the pressurized fluid provided to the first port of the actuator to reduce a seating force of the flow control member when the rotary valve is in a closed position.