EP1601902A4 - Vessel diaphragm and method - Google Patents

Vessel diaphragm and method

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Publication number
EP1601902A4
EP1601902A4 EP03713899A EP03713899A EP1601902A4 EP 1601902 A4 EP1601902 A4 EP 1601902A4 EP 03713899 A EP03713899 A EP 03713899A EP 03713899 A EP03713899 A EP 03713899A EP 1601902 A4 EP1601902 A4 EP 1601902A4
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Prior art keywords
vessel diaphragm
diaphragm
vessel
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Application number
EP03713899A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1601902A2 (en
Inventor
Thomas G Carter
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Enpress LLC
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Enpress LLC
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Publication date
Application filed by Enpress LLC filed Critical Enpress LLC
Publication of EP1601902A2 publication Critical patent/EP1601902A2/en
Publication of EP1601902A4 publication Critical patent/EP1601902A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B1/00—Installations or systems with accumulators; Supply reservoir or sump assemblies
    • F15B1/02—Installations or systems with accumulators
    • F15B1/04—Accumulators
    • F15B1/08—Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor
    • F15B1/10—Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor with flexible separating means
    • F15B1/16—Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor with flexible separating means in the form of a tube
    • F15B1/165—Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor with flexible separating means in the form of a tube in the form of a bladder
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/04—Devices damping pulsations or vibrations in fluids
    • F16L55/045—Devices damping pulsations or vibrations in fluids specially adapted to prevent or minimise the effects of water hammer
    • F16L55/05—Buffers therefor
    • F16L55/052—Pneumatic reservoirs
    • F16L55/053—Pneumatic reservoirs the gas in the reservoir being separated from the fluid in the pipe
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/20—Accumulator cushioning means
    • F15B2201/205—Accumulator cushioning means using gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30—Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/315—Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means
    • F15B2201/3151—Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means the flexible separating means being diaphragms or membranes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30—Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/315—Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means
    • F15B2201/3152—Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means the flexible separating means being bladders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/40—Constructional details of accumulators not otherwise provided for
    • F15B2201/405—Housings
    • F15B2201/4053—Housings characterised by the material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/60—Assembling or methods for making accumulators
    • F15B2201/605—Assembling or methods for making housings therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/60—Assembling or methods for making accumulators
    • F15B2201/61—Assembling or methods for making separating means therefor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
EP03713899A 2003-03-05 2003-03-05 Vessel diaphragm and method Withdrawn EP1601902A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/006651 WO2004079244A2 (en) 2003-03-05 2003-03-05 Vessel diaphragm and method

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1601902A2 EP1601902A2 (en) 2005-12-07
EP1601902A4 true EP1601902A4 (en) 2010-08-25

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EP03713899A Withdrawn EP1601902A4 (en) 2003-03-05 2003-03-05 Vessel diaphragm and method

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EP (1) EP1601902A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2003217924A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2518095A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004079244A2 (en)

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US3931834A (en) * 1974-06-26 1976-01-13 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Expansion tank diaphragm assembly
US5368073A (en) * 1993-10-07 1994-11-29 Essef Corporation Hydropneumatic pressure vessel having an improved diaphragm assembly

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3931834A (en) * 1974-06-26 1976-01-13 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Expansion tank diaphragm assembly
US5368073A (en) * 1993-10-07 1994-11-29 Essef Corporation Hydropneumatic pressure vessel having an improved diaphragm assembly

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CA2518095A1 (en) 2004-09-16
WO2004079244A3 (en) 2008-01-03
AU2003217924A8 (en) 2008-02-28
AU2003217924A1 (en) 2004-09-28
WO2004079244A2 (en) 2004-09-16
EP1601902A2 (en) 2005-12-07

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