AXIAL FLUID VALVES

摘要

Axial fluid valves having curved or angled valve bodies are described herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a valve body (102, 104) defining a passageway (110) between an inlet (112) and an outlet (114), the inlet is aligned along a first axis (164) and the outlet is aligned along a second axis (166). The example apparatus includes a flow control member (106) interposed between the inlet and the outlet. The example apparatus also includes an actuator (108) having a stem (128) coupled to the flow control member to move the flow control member along a third axis in the passageway. In the example apparatus, the third axis (168) is substantially parallel to and offset from at least one of the first axis or the second axis.