Patent ID: 11867024
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A valve block body for determining fluid flow direction at a subsea structure, comprising:
a first fluid inlet and a further fluid inlet at opposed sides of the valve block body; wherein the valve block body is rigid and unitary;
a first fluid outlet of the valve block body and a further fluid outlet of the valve block body disposed in a spaced apart relationship;
a first V-shaped fluid communication passageway that comprises two passageway portions each extending within the valve block body from a first common root region proximate to the first fluid inlet;
a further V-shaped fluid communication passageway that comprises two further passageway portions each extending within the valve block body away from a further common root region proximate to the further fluid port; and
a respective selection valve chamber, in a fluid flow path in each passageway portion, for a respective flow selection valve;
wherein an end region of each passageway portion of the first V-shaped fluid communication passageway meets an end region of a respective passageway portion of the further V-shaped fluid communication passageway proximate to a respective fluid outlet.