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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Jason D. Jablonski, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Anthony R. Apland, Marshalltown, IA (US);
David S. Scheffert, Marshalltown, IA (US);
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly including a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, a fluid flow path, and a chamber. A control element is disposed in the chamber and in the fluid flow path, and is rotatable by a valve stem about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position. A flow conditioner coupled to the valve body and including a first end, a second end, and a plurality of channels extending between the first end and the second end. The plurality of channels are in flow communication with the fluid flow path of the valve body when the control element is in the open position. A plurality of walls separate the plurality of channels and include a first thickness and a second thickness different than the first thickness.