| 20100018284 | STATIC RIG FOR VALVE TESTING - A static test rig, for a safety valve having an inlet and a disc movable to open and close the valve, comprises a test table having an aperture therethrough over which the valve can be mounted with its inlet open to the aperture, a gas chamber arranged under the table to admit compressed gas to the aperture thereby to apply a gas pressure to the valve disc, a push rod extending through the gas chamber and arranged to extend through the valve inlet and actuation means arranged to apply an axial push force to the push rod thereby to apply a push force to the disc simultaneously with the gas pressure. | 01-28-2010 |
