Discharge Valve Pulsator System (Patent No: 861266)

Inventor: Cymbalisty, Lubomyr M.O.

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:-

1. In a fluid mixture system having a container being supplied with a fluid mixture, a level sensing means for the container, a discharge line from the container, a variable throat restrictor valve in the discharge line for controlling the flow of fluid mixture from the container, and means responsive to the level sensing means to vary the throat opening of the restrictor valve thereby maintaining a controlled level of fluid mixture in the container, the improvement comprising means communicatingly connected to said means for varying the throat opening to selectively superpose variable periodic constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat.

2. The fluid mixture system according to claim 1 including an excessively high level sensing means for the container wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat is activated responsive to said excessively high level sensing means when an excessively high level of fluid mixture in the container is sensed.

3. The fluid mixture system according to claim 1 including a flow sensing means in the discharge line from the container wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat is activated responsive to said flow sensing means when a flow stoppage in the discharge line from the container is sensed.

4. The fluid mixture system according to claim 1 including an excessively high level sensing means for the container and a flow sensing means in the discharge line from the container wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat is activated responsive to either said excessively high level sensing means when an excessively high level of fluid mixture in the container is sensed or to said flow sensing means when a flow stoppage in the discharge line from the container is sensed.

5. The fluid mixture system according to claim 1 wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat comprises a timer means and means responsive to the timer means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations in an hydraulic system controlling the throat opening of said restrictor valve.

6. The fluid mixture system according to claim 2 wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat comprises a timer means and means responsive to the timer means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations in an hydraulic system controlling the throat opening of said restrictor valve.

7. The fluid mixture system according to claim 3 wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat comprises a timer means and means responsive to the timer means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations in an hydraulic system controlling the throat opening of said restrictor valve.

8. The fluid mixture system according to claim 4 wherein said means to selectively superpose variable constrictive and expansive pulsations on the restrictor valve throat comprises a timer means and means responsive to the timer means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations in an hydraulic system controlling the throat opening of said restrictor valve.

9. The fluid mixture system according to claim 5 wherein said means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations comprises means to reciprocate a piston in response to the timer, and means to convert the piston reciprocations to pressure pulsations in the hydraulic system.

10. The fluid mixture system according to claim 6 wherein said means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations comprises means to reciprocate a piston in response to the timer, and means to convert the piston reciprocations to pressure pulsations in the hydraulic system.

11. The fluid mixture system according to claim 7 wherein said means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations comprises means to reciprocate a piston in response to the timer, and means to convert the piston reciprocations to pressure pulsations in the hydraulic system.

12. The fluid mixture system according to claim 8 wherein said means to develop selectively variable pressure pulsations comprises means to reciprocate a piston in response to the timer, and means to convert the piston reciprocations to pressure pulsations in the hydraulic system.

13. The fluid mixture system according to claim 9 wherein means is included to selectively vary the reciprocation of said piston in each direction between an at rest neutral position and a maximun extent of travel.

14. The fluid mixture system according to claim 10 wherein means is included to selectively vary the reciprocation of said piston in each direction between an at rest neutral position and a maximum extent of travel.

15. The fluid mixture system according to claim 11 wherein means is included to selectively vary the reciprocation of said piston in each direction between an at rest neutral position and a maximun extent of travel.

16. The fluid mixture system according to claim 12 wherein means is included to selectively vary the reciprocation of said piston in each direction between an at rest neutral position and a maximum extent of travel.