CPC G05D 16/163 (2013.01) [F16K 31/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A flow control device, comprising:
a housing forming an inlet passage, an outlet passage, and a fluid passageway between the inlet passage and the outlet passage;
a magnetized shaft positioned entirely within the housing between the inlet passage and the outlet passage;
a plurality of vanes secured to the magnetized shaft and positioned in the fluid passageway; and
a first wire coil moveably positioned around a first end of the magnetized shaft, the first wire coil being external of the housing and linearly moveable in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the magnetized shaft.
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