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Title: Shock wave absorber having apertured plate

Abstract

The shock or energy absorber disclosed herein utilizes an apertured plate maintained under the normal level of liquid flowing in a piping system and disposed between the normal liquid flow path and a cavity pressurized with a compressible gas. The degree of openness (or porosity) of the plate is between 0.01 and 0.60. The energy level of a shock wave travelling down the piping system thus is dissipated by some of the liquid being jetted through the apertured plate toward the cavity. The cavity is large compared to the quantity of liquid jetted through the apertured plate, so there is little change in its volume. The porosity of the apertured plate influences the percentage of energy absorbed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Western Springs, IL
  2. Chicago Heights, IL
  3. Vienna, VA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865724
Patent Number(s):
US 4562036
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
shock; wave; absorber; apertured; plate; energy; disclosed; utilizes; maintained; normal; level; liquid; flowing; piping; disposed; flow; path; cavity; pressurized; compressible; gas; degree; openness; porosity; 01; 60; travelling; dissipated; jetted; compared; quantity; change; volume; influences; percentage; absorbed; apertured plate; liquid flow; energy absorber; energy level; shock wave; flow path; liquid flowing; compressible gas; wave absorber; /376/138/

Citation Formats

Shin, Yong W, Wiedermann, Arne H, and Ockert, Carl E. Shock wave absorber having apertured plate. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Shin, Yong W, Wiedermann, Arne H, & Ockert, Carl E. Shock wave absorber having apertured plate. United States.
Shin, Yong W, Wiedermann, Arne H, and Ockert, Carl E. 1985. "Shock wave absorber having apertured plate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865724.
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author = {Shin, Yong W and Wiedermann, Arne H and Ockert, Carl E},
abstractNote = {The shock or energy absorber disclosed herein utilizes an apertured plate maintained under the normal level of liquid flowing in a piping system and disposed between the normal liquid flow path and a cavity pressurized with a compressible gas. The degree of openness (or porosity) of the plate is between 0.01 and 0.60. The energy level of a shock wave travelling down the piping system thus is dissipated by some of the liquid being jetted through the apertured plate toward the cavity. The cavity is large compared to the quantity of liquid jetted through the apertured plate, so there is little change in its volume. The porosity of the apertured plate influences the percentage of energy absorbed.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/865724}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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