A NONMOVING PART CONTROL VALVE FOR SUBSEA APPLICATIONS

The remotely operated subsea choke valve is a critical component which is a critical component which is known to have a high initial cost and poor reliability. The nuclear reprocessing industry also faces flow control problems involving difficult fluids in harsh environments and where considerations of safety and reliability are paramount. In seeking a solution the UK nuclear industry has developed the technology of power fluidics - flow control systems with no moving parts. This paper describes the operational characteristics of one particular type of fluidic valve called a vortex amplifier and discusses its possible use as a non-moving-part subsea choke valve. This approach, which is still under development, could lead to a new design of choke valve, demonstrating considerable cost savings over conventional moving part valves as a result of the high reliability and maintenance free design.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 19th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 27-30 Apr. 1987, Vol. 3, p. 127 [6 pp., 7 ref., 6 fig.]
• Authors:
  • Doherty, R A
  • Owen, I
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 19th Annual Offshore Technology Conference
  • Location: Houston Texas, United States
  • Date: 1987-4-27 to 1987-4-30
• Publication Date: 1987

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00692538
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM