THROTTLE VALVE AND METHOD OF INCREASING SIZES OF LIQUID DROPS IN FLUID MEDIUM FLOW PASSING THROUGH IT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F25J3/06 F16K47/08 

FIELD: mechanics.

SUBSTANCE: throttle valve includes casing, valve body arranged in casing in movable way to control fluid medium flow, which flows from inlet channel for fluid medium to outlet channel for fluid medium of valve so that fluid medium flow expands and is cooled, and swirling devices which assign swirl movement to fluid medium flowing through outlet channel for fluid medium. Swirling devices are oriented so that if valve is fully open, fluid medium is swirled relative to longitudinal axis of outlet channel for fluid medium, thus making liquid drops which appear during expansion along directed flow of valve swirl in direction towards external perimetre of outlet channel for fluid medium and coalesce.

EFFECT: use of invention will allow increasing separation efficiency of liquid and gaseous phases.

15 cl, 8 dwg, 1 tbl