Patent ID: RE41229

Claim:
A valve for use with a gas turbine engine, said valve comprising a valve body comprising an inlet portion and an outlet portion, said inlet portion extending from a valve inlet to said body outlet portion, said body outlet portion forming a substantially right cylinder extending from said inlet portion to a valve outlet such that a direction of fluid flowing within aid body outlet portion remains substantially unchanged between said body inlet portion an said outlet, said inlet portion comprising a valve disk and at least one bend formed between said body outlet portion and said valve inlet such that a direction of fluid entering said valve body through said valve inlet is changed prior to entering said body outlet portion, said valve disk pivotally coupled within said inlet portion for controlling fluid flow through said valve, said body outlet portion comprises a centerline axis of symmetry, and a piston assembly housed therein, at least a portion of said piston assembly is translatable in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of fluid flowing through said body outlet portion.