Shock wave absorber having a deformable liner
Abstract
This invention discloses a shock wave absorber for a piping system carrying liquid. The absorber has a plastically deformable liner defining the normal flow boundary for an axial segment of the piping system, and a nondeformable housing is spaced outwardly from the liner so as to define a gas-tight space therebetween. The flow capacity of the liner generally corresponds to the flow capacity of the piping system line, but the liner has a noncircular cross section and extends axially of the piping system line a distance between one and twenty times the diameter thereof. Gas pressurizes the gas-tight space equal to the normal liquid pressure in the piping system. The liner has sufficient structural capacity to withstand between one and one-half and two times this normal liquid pressures; but at greater pressures it begins to plastically deform initially with respect to shape to a more circular cross section, and then with respect to material extension by circumferentially stretching the wall of the liner. A high energy shock wave passing through the liner thus plastically deforms the liner radially into the gas space and progressively also as needed in the axial direction of the shock wave to minimize transmission of themore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6897955
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84011308
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; PIPES; SHOCK ABSORBERS; DESIGN; DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; LINERS; SHOCK WAVES; 420400* - Engineering- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
Citation Formats
Youngdahl, C K, Wiedermann, A H, Shin, Y W, Kot, C A, and Ockert, C E. Shock wave absorber having a deformable liner. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Youngdahl, C K, Wiedermann, A H, Shin, Y W, Kot, C A, & Ockert, C E. Shock wave absorber having a deformable liner. United States.
Youngdahl, C K, Wiedermann, A H, Shin, Y W, Kot, C A, and Ockert, C E. Fri .
"Shock wave absorber having a deformable liner". United States.
@article{osti_6897955,
title = {Shock wave absorber having a deformable liner},
author = {Youngdahl, C K and Wiedermann, A H and Shin, Y W and Kot, C A and Ockert, C E},
abstractNote = {This invention discloses a shock wave absorber for a piping system carrying liquid. The absorber has a plastically deformable liner defining the normal flow boundary for an axial segment of the piping system, and a nondeformable housing is spaced outwardly from the liner so as to define a gas-tight space therebetween. The flow capacity of the liner generally corresponds to the flow capacity of the piping system line, but the liner has a noncircular cross section and extends axially of the piping system line a distance between one and twenty times the diameter thereof. Gas pressurizes the gas-tight space equal to the normal liquid pressure in the piping system. The liner has sufficient structural capacity to withstand between one and one-half and two times this normal liquid pressures; but at greater pressures it begins to plastically deform initially with respect to shape to a more circular cross section, and then with respect to material extension by circumferentially stretching the wall of the liner. A high energy shock wave passing through the liner thus plastically deforms the liner radially into the gas space and progressively also as needed in the axial direction of the shock wave to minimize transmission of the shock wave beyond the absorber.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Fri Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
}