A vacuum release valve includes: a tube body and an elastic valve. The tube body is provided with at least one venting opening, and the tube body has a stopping portion at one end of the venting opening and a flange at the other end. The elastic valve is provided with a ring, and the ring has a tubular portion. The tubular portion is retracted to form two inclined surfaces and a linear gap. The elastic valve is installed in the tube body, and the ring and the tubular portion respectively press against the stopping portion and the flange of the tube body. When the tubular portion is elastically deformed due to the vacuum suction, the venting opening communicates with the output end, and then the external air is introduced. The inclined surface can withstand reverse water pressure and close the linear gap and the venting opening.

Transmissions, filter assemblies for transmissions, and valve assemblies for transmissions are disclosed herein. A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and a hydraulic system. The input shaft is configured to receive rotational power supplied by a drive unit. The output shaft is coupled to the input shaft and configured to provide rotational power supplied to the input shaft to a load. The hydraulic system is configured to supply fluid to one or more fluid demand devices coupled between the input shaft and the output shaft in one or more operating modes of the transmission. The hydraulic system includes a filter assembly having a filter element and a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the filter element.

A swabable valve having a collapsible valve stem with a concave curvilinear upper surface extending from rim-to-rim of the valve stem, the concave curvilinear upper surface comprising a radius that is sufficient to prevent the collapsed valve stem from becoming lodged within the valve body upon collapsing thereby assuring that the collapsed valve stem will return to its closed position with the concave curvilinear upper surface substantially flush with the end of the valve.

A swabable valve having a collapsible valve stem with a concave curvilinear upper surface extending from rim-to-rim of the valve stem, the concave curvilinear upper surface comprising a radius that is sufficient to prevent the collapsed valve stem from becoming lodged within the valve body upon collapsing thereby assuring that the collapsed valve stem will return to its closed position with the concave curvilinear upper surface substantially flush with the end of the valve.

A system and method of cooling or heating a plurality of objects (heat sources), such as processors in a data center or the like, is disclosed with each of the objects has a control valve associated therewith. Each of the objects is in communication with a supply of a coolant fluid and each control valve has an inlet for receiving coolant fluid from its respective object which reflects the temperature of the object. The control valve has a chamber that receives coolant from its inlet and an outlet. A valve member within the chamber is movable in response to changes in temperature of the coolant fluid within the chamber between a closed position and an open position. The valve member is of a material that changes shape in response to changes in temperature. The coolant is carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) that is in its supercritical state as it passes through the heat sources.

A fluidic device controls fluid flow in channel from a source to a drain. In some embodiments, the fluidic devices comprises a gate, a channel, and an obstruction. The gate comprises at least one chamber whose volume increases with fluid pressure. A high pressure state of the gate corresponds to a first chamber size and a low pressure state of the gate corresponds to a second chamber size that is smaller than the first chamber size. The obstruction controls a rate of fluid flow within the channel based on the fluid pressure in the gate. The obstruction induces at most a first flow rate of fluid in the channel in accordance with the low pressure state of the gate, and at least a second flow rate of the fluid in the channel in accordance with the high pressure state of the gate.

A fluidic device controls fluid flow in channel from a source to a drain. In some embodiments, the fluidic devices comprises a gate, a channel, and an obstruction. The gate comprises at least one chamber whose volume increases with fluid pressure. A high pressure state of the gate corresponds to a first chamber size and a low pressure state of the gate corresponds to a second chamber size that is smaller than the first chamber size. The obstruction controls a rate of fluid flow within the channel based on the fluid pressure in the gate. The obstruction induces at most a first flow rate of fluid in the channel in accordance with the low pressure state of the gate, and at least a second flow rate of the fluid in the channel in accordance with the high pressure state of the gate.

A gate valve for a pressurized pipe includes a paddle member with a lower proximal portion and a pair of spaced-apart and leg portions that form an outer edge and an inner edge. A cartridge includes a valve stem channel extending through a distal portion and through a conduit and terminating at a proximal opening in a proximal portion of the cartridge. The proximal portion of the cartridge includes a slot for accommodating the inner edge of the paddle member. In a pre-compression configuration, the inner edge of the paddle member is spaced-apart from the proximal opening of the conduit and in a post-compression configuration, the inner edge of the paddle member engages and seals the proximal opening resulting in a built-in check-valve that is open when the paddle member is in the pre-compression configuration and closed when the paddle member is in the post-compression configuration.

A vacuum release valve includes: a tube body and an elastic valve. The tube body is provided with at least one venting opening, and the tube body has a stopping portion at one end of the venting opening and a flange at the other end. The elastic valve is provided with a ring, and the ring has a tubular portion. The tubular portion is retracted to form two inclined surfaces and a linear gap. The elastic valve is installed in the tube body, and the ring and the tubular portion respectively press against the stopping portion and the flange of the tube body. When the tubular portion is elastically deformed due to the vacuum suction, the venting opening communicates with the output end, and then the external air is introduced. The inclined surface can withstand reverse water pressure and close the linear gap and the venting opening.

A vacuum release valve includes: a tube body and an elastic valve. The tube body is provided with at least one venting opening, and the tube body has a stopping portion at one end of the venting opening and a flange at the other end. The elastic valve is provided with a ring, and the ring has a tubular portion. The tubular portion is retracted to form two inclined surfaces and a linear gap. The elastic valve is installed in the tube body, and the ring and the tubular portion respectively press against the stopping portion and the flange of the tube body. When the tubular portion is elastically deformed due to the vacuum suction, the venting opening communicates with the output end, and then the external air is introduced. The inclined surface can withstand reverse water pressure and close the linear gap and the venting opening.