Patent ID: 9450227
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B63G,G05D,H01M

Claim Text:
1. A thermostatic valve designed to be coupled to an electrochemical power source in a marine environment, the thermostatic valve comprising: a valve body; a first fluid inlet designed to receive an electrolytic fluid at a first temperature; a second fluid inlet designed to receive an electrolytic fluid at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; an outlet designed to supply a mixed electrolytic fluid, resulting from mixing of the electrolytic fluids at the first and second temperatures; and regulating means controllable to adjust the mixing; wherein the valve body internally defines a first opening, in fluid communication with the second fluid inlet and designed to allow passage of the electrolytic fluid at the second temperature, and a second opening, in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet and designed to allow passage of the electrolytic fluid at the first temperature; wherein the regulating means includes an adjustment baffle, interposed between the first and second openings, and the outlet, and rotatably drivable to vary a respective useful passage section of the first and second openings, thereby adjusting the mixing; wherein the first and second openings are configured to allow mixing of the electrolytic fluids at the first and second temperatures with different flow rates, upon variation of a rotation angle of the adjustment baffle, maintaining the flow rate and introduced load losses substantially unvaried.