Valve arrangement for controlling hydraulic fluid

摘要

A valve arrangement for controlling hydraulic fluid flow to a subsea system includes a plurality of docking modules each having a valve element for controlling the flow of a fluid and a docking module port for fluid flow between the valve element. The valve arrangement additionally includes a manifold having manifold ports of uniform cross section. The docking modules can be interchangeably mounted to the manifold ports as desired to tailor the valve arrangement for any selected valve operation. The valve arrangement also includes an adapter for alternately sealingly interconnecting a first docking module port which is different in shape or area than the cross section of the uniform size manifold port to any selected manifold port so as to permit sealed fluid flow between the first docking module port and the manifold port in one configuration of the valve arrangement and sealingly interconnecting a second docking module port of a different cross-sectional shape or area than the first docking module port to the same selected manifold port so as to permit sealed fluid flow between a second valve element and the first manifold port in another configuration of the valve arrangement.