Title:
VALVE DIAGNOSTIC AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/072686
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A ball valve is described for use in industrial plants. The valve includes: a valve body; a valve stem (509) extending from the valve body through a valve gland (500), a valve-actuator interface flange (502), and an actuator flange (450); a first magnet (456) and a second magnet (480) mounted on the valve stem; a first hall-effect sensor (455) aligned with the first magnet and mounted in the actuator flange; a second hall-effect sensor (481) aligned with the second magnet; and an electronic control system in communication with the first hall-effect sensor and the second hall effect sensor, the electronic control system configured to estimate torque exerted on the valve stem.
Inventors:
GENTA PABLO DANIEL (SA)
AL-ARFAJ ESSAM AHMED (SA)
AL-ARFAJ ESSAM AHMED (SA)
Application Number:
PCT/US2021/052952
Publication Date:
May 19, 2022
Filing Date:
September 30, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO (SA)
ARAMCO SERVICES CO (US)
ARAMCO SERVICES CO (US)
International Classes:
F16K5/06; F16K5/20; F16K27/06; F16K37/00; F16K41/04; G01L3/10; G01M3/28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BRUCE, Carl E. et al. (US)
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