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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Bennett Clark, Scotia, NY (US);
Jens Kure-Jensen, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hideaki Miyayashiki, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoo Ofuji, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60670 ; 1376253 ; 137613 ; 251127 ;
Abstract
A combined control/stop valve assembly for use in steam cycle plants which include at least one steam turbine, the valve assembly including a butterfly valve having a valve plate pivotable about a first axis, and a stop valve located downstream and adjacent the butterfly valve, the stop valve having a cylindrical strainer with a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the strainer having a solid portion facing the butterfly valve.