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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Steven Hostetter, Colfax, IA (US);
Wesley Ohrt, Kellogg, IA (US);
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
Valve trim and related methods are described. An example valve trim includes a cage defining a body having a bore to receive a valve plug. The cage includes a plurality of passageways through a side surface of the body that are radially spaced relative to a longitudinal axis of the bore. A valve seat to receive the cage. The valve seat has a plurality of projections defining a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings. Ones of the first openings to align with respective ones of the passageways to provide a first flow characteristic when the cage is positioned in a first orientation relative to the valve seat. Ones of the second openings to align with respective ones of the passageways of the cage to provide a second flow characteristic different than the first flow characteristic when the cage is positioned in a second orientation relative to the valve seat different from the first orientation.