HEAT-TRANSFERRING VALVE FLEXURE AND METHODS

• Main Author: Leeser, Karl Frederick
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.11.2023
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COCKS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

In some examples, a valve flexure for a flow control valve is provided. An example valve flexure comprises a first diaphragm; a second diaphragm, the second diaphragm directly or indirectly connected to the first diaphragm about a peripheral portion of the valve flexure, the connected first and second diaphragms enclosing an inner volume of the valve flexure; and a heat transfer medium disposed within the inner volume of the valve flexure.