Pressure surge attenuator
Abstract
A pressure surge attenuation system for pipes having a fluted region opposite crushable metal foam. As adapted for nuclear reactor vessels and heads, crushable metal foam is disposed to attenuate pressure surges.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865348
- Patent Number(s):
- 4500487
- Application Number:
- 06/352,603
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16L - PIPES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AM02-76CH94000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1982 Feb 26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pressure; surge; attenuator; attenuation; pipes; fluted; region; opposite; crushable; metal; foam; adapted; nuclear; reactor; vessels; heads; disposed; attenuate; surges; reactor vessels; metal foam; reactor vessel; nuclear reactor; pressure surge; crushable metal; /376/138/
Citation Formats
Christie, Alan M., and Snyder, Kurt I. Pressure surge attenuator. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Christie, Alan M., & Snyder, Kurt I. Pressure surge attenuator. United States.
Christie, Alan M., and Snyder, Kurt I. Tue .
"Pressure surge attenuator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865348.
@article{osti_865348,
title = {Pressure surge attenuator},
author = {Christie, Alan M. and Snyder, Kurt I.},
abstractNote = {A pressure surge attenuation system for pipes having a fluted region opposite crushable metal foam. As adapted for nuclear reactor vessels and heads, crushable metal foam is disposed to attenuate pressure surges.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
}