Gas mixing apparatus for respirator

Details Gas mixing apparatus for respirator Gas mixing apparatus for respirator

1996-06-26

1997-09-30

Hepperle, Stephen M.

Fluid handling

Processes

With control of flow by a condition or characteristic of a...

137 8, 137114, 137607, F16K 1110

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056717679

ABSTRACT:
A gas mixing valve has first and second inlet chambers linked to supplies of a first and second gas, and a mixing chamber having a blended gas outlet. The inlet chambers are connected to the mixing chamber via first and second control valves, each valve having a valve seat and valve member with opposing surfaces defining a flow control orifice. Each valve seat and valve member are relatively movable between a closed position in which no flow occurs and a maximum opening position to define a series of orifices of progressively increasing area corresponding to the same geometrical progression. The position of each valve member can be controlled to provide a desired mixing ratio. Each valve seat is provided in a respective piston, and the pistons are tied together to move in response to variations in pressure drop across each piston, in order to vary the orifice size to compensate for changes in flow rate without changing the mixing ratio.

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