Low cost, precision performance pressure regulator

许多工业和制造过程需要控制气体和流体的流动。从水和压缩空气到稀有气体、蒸汽和化学品，精确的流量控制是工艺效率和安全的关键。这是通过一系列阀门和调节器来实现的，其中许多阀门的设计和应用可以追溯到工业革命时期。Oxford Flow开发了一种创新的流量控制设备。该公司是从牛津大学分拆出来的，新颖的设计是在奥斯尼热流体实验室的学者开发的，以满足他们研究计划的特定要求。该设备具有作为平台技术的潜力-压力调节器和阀门的基础，应用于整个行业。该专利设计正在作为压力调节器进行现场试验，它具有竞争优势;它比其他压力调节器更小，更紧凑，并且可以更便宜地制造。它还具有非常精确的流量控制，高水平的性能是科学家设计的最初目标。Oxford Flow旨在进行详细的市场证明项目，以将该技术的性能和属性映射到行业需求。这包括对该技术市场的案头研究，以及与水、化学加工、先进制造和专业气体应用等行业的合作，以详细了解该技术的最高价值初始应用。作为该项目的结果，该公司将确定其商业化的优先市场，并制定其技术路线图，以满足行业需求。

Many industrial and manufacturing processes require the control of the flow of gases andfluids. From water and compressed air through to rare gases, steam, and chemicals, accurateflow control is key to process efficiency and safety. It’s achieved through a range of valvesand regulators, the designs and applications for many of which date back to the industrialrevolution.Oxford Flow has developed an innovative flow control device. The company is a spin outfrom Oxford University, and the novel design was developed at the Osney Thermo-Fluids Labby academics to meet a specific requirement in their research programme. The device haspotential as a platform technology – the basis of pressure regulators and valves withapplications throughout industry. The patented design is in field trials as a pressure regulator,where it has competitive advantages; it is smaller and more compact than other pressureregulators, and can be manufactured more cheaply. It also has a very precise flow control, ahigh level of performance that was the original objective of the scientists’ design.Oxford Flow aims to undertake a detailed Proof of Market project to map the performanceand attributes of the technology to industry needs. This involves desk research into themarkets for the technology, and engagement with industries such as water, chemicalprocessing, advanced manufacturing and specialist gas applications, to understand in detailthe highest value initial applications for the technology. As a result of the project, thecompany will determine its priority markets for commercialisation and develop its technologyroadmap to meet industry needs.