A back pressure inducer and check valve is disclosed for use with a fluid system having inlet passageway, an outlet passageway and in which fluid flows from the inlet and to the outlet passageway. The back pressure inducer comprises a valve seat secured to the system and having a fluid port fluidly between the inlet and outlet passageways. A valve member is movable between a closed and open position to variably open the fluid port while a spring urges the valve member towards its closed position. Cooperating conical surfaces on the valve member and valve seat form an annular passageway when the valve member is in its open position to produce controlled pressure drops between the inlet and outlet conduit over a wide range of fluid flow rates.
