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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Alstom Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Per-Erik Albert Appelo, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/02 (2006.01); F16K 1/30 (2006.01); F16K 31/12 (2006.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/0068 (2013.01); B01D 46/02 (2013.01); B01D 46/4272 (2013.01); F16K 1/307 (2013.01); F16K 31/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention refers to an arrangement of a valve and a pressure vessel. The valve has a housing with at least an opening, a plunger slideably positioned in the housing, a control mechanism to cause plunger movement. The pressure vessel has an exterior surface with at least an opening. The valve is connected to the at least an opening of the pressure vessel. The plunger has at least a first part with a larger size and a second part with a smaller size. The first part of the plunger is positioned outside of the pressure vessel in all valve configurations.