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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Applicant:
Paul B. Koeneman, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Inventor:
Paul B. Koeneman, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/10 (2006.01); F16K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling fluid flow. A fluid () can be communicated to a first fluid flow port () disposed adjacent to a first surface () of a rotatable disk () of a homopolar motor. The fluid can flow through at least one orifice () in the rotatable disk to a second fluid flow port (). The rotation of the disk can be selectively controlled to vary a fluid flow rate. Further, the disk can be rotated to align a selected one of the orifices with at least one of the first and second fluid flow ports. In another arrangement, the shape of the orifice can have a radial width that increases in a circumferential direction.