Helix amplifier fittings
AssigneeSomarakis Helix Elbow Piping LLC
InventorsPaul Schmidt, John Somarakis
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Abstract
A helix amplifier pipe fitting may include an elbow or straight pipe fitting including an expanded helix portion, a plurality of helix vanes at an angle of incidence to the incoming fluid flow to impart rotational velocity on the fluid. A helix amplifier may include a helix discharge amplifier having a tapered canister, a tapered helix portion including a plurality of helix vanes, and a tapered mixing chamber.
Claims37
A helix elbow pipe fitting for a piping system having a nominal pipe interior diameter, the helix elbow fitting having a selected bend angle and selected bend radius, the interior of the bend angle defining a front-side and the outside of the bend angle defining a back-side, the helix elbow pipe fitting comprising:
- an inlet, including an inlet connection portion, and an opposed outlet, including an outlet connection portion;
- a helix portion extending from a helix portion inlet to a helix portion outlet, the helix portion extending around at least a portion of the bend angle, the helix portion having an expanded cross-section relative to the nominal pipe cross-section, the expanded cross-section offset toward the helix elbow fitting back side and the distance from the expanded cross-section back wall to the pipe fitting front wall defining the major axis, the helix portion further including a plurality of helix vanes distributed along and extending out from the back side wall of the helix portion expanded cross-section, each of the helix vanes extending from a helix vane first end to a helix vane second end and oriented at an angle of incidence to the incoming fluid or media, wherein the helix vane first end is upstream of the helix vane second end;
- an expander extending from the inlet connection portion to the helix portion inlet;
- and,
- a reducer extending from the helix portion outlet to the outlet connection portion;
- wherein, the helix portion imparts rotation on a bulk fluid, slurry or granular system flowing through it to laminar desired flow characteristics.
A helix straight pipe fitting for a piping system having a nominal upstream pipe interior diameter and a nominal downstream pipe inner diameter, the helix straight pipe fitting comprising:
- an inlet, including an inlet connection portion, and an opposed outlet, including an outlet connection portion;
- a helix portion extending from a helix portion inlet having a first expanded cross-section relative to the nominal upstream pipe cross-section to a helix portion outlet having a second expanded cross-section relative to the nominal downstream pipe cross-section, the expanded cross-sections symmetrical and concentric with the respective upstream and downstream nominal pipe cross-sections, the helix portion further including a plurality of helix vanes disposed equidistantly around the circumference of the helix portion and extending along the length of the helix portion, each of the helix vanes extending from a helix vane first end proximate the helix portion inlet to a helix vane second end proximate the helix portion outlet, and oriented at an angle of incidence to the incoming fluid or media, wherein the helix vane first end is upstream of the helix vane second end;
- an expander extending from the inlet connection portion to the helix portion inlet;
- and,
- a reducer extending from the helix portion outlet to the outlet connection portion;
- wherein, the helix portion imparts rotation on a bulk fluid, slurry or granular system flowing through it to improve laminar flow characteristics.
A discharge flow amplifier, comprising:
- a canister extending from an inlet end to an outlet end, the canister including an continuous open-ended conical cavity extending from proximate the canister inlet end to the canister outlet end and the cavity perimeter enclosed by a tapered interior wall, the canister including a coupling proximate the canister outlet end to connect selected discharge fittings;
- a helix portion disposed within the canister conical cavity, the helix portion extending from a helix portion inlet proximate the canister inlet end to a helix portion outlet and having a helix portion inside wall having a taper matching the canister tapered interior wall, the distance between the helix portion outlet and the canister outlet end defining a discharge mixing chamber, the helix portion further including a plurality of helix vanes;
- each of the helix vanes extending from a first end proximate the helix portion inlet to a second end proximate the helix portion outlet and projecting inward from the helix portion inside wall to a respective helix vane edge, each of the helix vanes oriented at an angle of incidence to incoming fluid flow, and each helix vane oriented at an angle of attack to the incoming fluid flow;
- and,
- an end cap sealingly couplable to the canister proximate the canister inlet end, the end cap including an inlet coupling adapted to connect to a source of flow;
- wherein, the helix portion imparts rotation on a bulk fluid, slurry or granular system flowing through it to improve laminar flow characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.