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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1996
William T Dill, Rockford, IL (US);
Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid circulation system in accordance with the invention includes a first fluid utilizing device (12) requiring a minimum fluid flow having an input (14) for receiving the minimum flow and an output (16) for discharging fluid received from the input; a second fluid utilizing device (24) having an input (26) for receiving fluid and an output (31) for outputting fluid; and a valve (80) having a first input (32) for receiving the fluid flow flowing from the output of the second device, a first output (36) for supplying the minimum fluid flow to the first device, a second input (34) for receiving the fluid flow flowing from the output of the first device and a second output (38) for supplying the fluid flow to the second device wherein any deficiency in fluid flow below the first fluid flow flowing from the first input to the first output is supplied with additional fluid flow (102) from the second input to the first output with any remaining fluid flow (104) from the second input flowing from the second output.