Metso Flow Control Oy

Valmet Flow Control Oy

Tarmo Laitinen

Antti Kuitunen

Pietari Skott

Pietari Luoto

Tommi Bergström

Sampo Rosenberg

Robbie Beehler

Bob Jenson

Kyle Kraning

Nick Kunz

Jari Ruhanen

The invention relates to a valve having an inlet and an outlet, and a closure member. The closure member comprises an inlet area with a plurality of inlet openings and an outlet area. Main flow channels extend from initial openings in the inlet area through the closure member to openings in the outlet area, said initial openings are located in an initial flow inlet area of the inlet area which is first subjected to fluid from the inlet of the valve when the closure member is rotated from a fully closed position towards an initially open position.

Valve and closure member

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Helsinki, Finland

Tarmo Laitinen