Acoustics – Sound-modifying means – Muffler – fluid conducting type
Patent
1976-08-16
1978-09-12
Tomsky, Stephen J.
Acoustics
Sound-modifying means
Muffler, fluid conducting type
181232, 181257, 181268, 181281, 181282, 138 41, F01N 306, F01N 108, F01N 718
Patent
active
041130502
ABSTRACT:
An `in-line` unit for use in compressor station piping, arranged to reduce the level of noise generated when the blowdown valves of the station piping are opened in an emergency to vent the high pressure gas therein to atmosphere, the unit comprising a pipe section having a plurality of orifice plates the number and hole area of which is designed to ensure sub-sonic flow through each plate. The unit is preferably used in combination with a modified form of silencer element connected `in-line` downstream thereof.
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British Gas Corporation
Tomsky Stephen J.
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