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:
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- Western Springs, IL
- Chicago Heights, IL
- Vienna, VA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865724
- Patent Number(s):
- 4562036
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16L - PIPES
- 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.
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@article{osti_865724,
title = {Shock wave absorber having apertured plate},
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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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
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