HEAT RESPONSIVE VALVE FOR FLUIDS

Abstract: a heat responsive control valve, comprising a valve body having a spool slidably positioned within an interior hollow cavity of the valve body, the valve body having one and preferably at least one fluid inlet and one, preferably at least one fluid outlet, the spool having at least one fluid inlet, a fluid cavity and at least one least one outlet preferably in a side wall thereof, and a heat responsive element which is used in controlling the relative position of the spool within the valve body. methods of controlling fluid flow using the heat responsive valve are also disclosed.

Inventor(s): Thomas TAYLOR, Matthew RUGGIERO

CPC Classification: F16K31/002 ({actuated by temperature variation (thermo-electric )})

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