Control valve system for blowout preventers

Details Control valve system for blowout preventers Control valve system for blowout preventers

1979-08-20

1982-09-14

Michalsky, Gerald A.

Fluid handling

Processes

91420, 91436, 251 1R, 251 1A, 251 1B, 251 31, F16K 3112

Patent

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043490417

ABSTRACT:
A control valve system and method are disclosed for blowout preventers having an actuating piston for actuating the closing of the blowout preventer whereby the piston has an opening side and a closing side. The control valve system and method include a means for selectively directing fluid from the opening side of the actuating piston to the closing side of the actuating piston in order to reduce the fluid requirements for closing the blowout preventer and reduce in stalled horsepower requirements thereby.

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patent: 3759144 (1973-09-01), Ikeda
patent: 4098341 (1978-07-01), Lewis

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