Flow control insert for an agent distribution system
AssigneeKidde Technologies, Inc.
InventorsEli Baldwin, Mark P. Fazzio
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Abstract
A flow control insert includes a main body that is shaped as a cylinder, is hollow, and includes an opening at a first end and at a second end, opposite the first end, along an axial length of the cylinder. An outer surface of the main body includes threading to screw into complementary threading on an inner surface of a pipe configured to flow an agent. The flow control insert also includes a diverter within the main body or extending from the first end of the main body. The diverter controls a mass split of the agent or flow energy of the agent flowing in the pipe.
Claims7
A flow control insert comprising:
- a main body that is shaped as a cylinder, is hollow, and includes an opening at a first end and at a second end, opposite the first end, along an axial length of the cylinder, wherein an outer surface of the main body includes threading configured to screw into complementary threading on an inner surface of a pipe configured to flow an agent;
- and
- a diverter within the main body or extending from the first end of the main body, wherein the diverter is configured to control a mass split of the agent or flow energy of the agent flowing in the pipe;
- wherein the main body includes a hole between the first end and the second end, and a longest portion of the hole extends over a range of axial positions along the axial length of the cylinder;
- wherein the diverter is within the main body, the diverter extends from an inner surface of the main body, the diverter is located opposite the hole, and a center of the diverter is at a position that is within the range of axial positions along the axial length of the cylinder;
- wherein the diverter is arranged and configured to divert the flow of the agent to both the first and second ends of the main body.
A method of fabricating a flow control insert, the method comprising:
- fabricating a main body to be shaped as a cylinder, to be hollow, and to include an opening at a first end and at a second end, opposite the first end, along an axial length of the cylinder;
- including threading on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the threading is configured to screw into complementary threading on an inner surface of a pipe configured to flow an agent;
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- forming a diverter within the main body or to extend from the first end of the main body, wherein the forming the diverter includes configuring the diverter to control a mass split of the agent or flow energy of the agent flowing in the pipe;
- wherein the fabricating the main body includes forming a hole between the first end and the second end, a longest portion of the hole extending over a range of axial positions along the axial length of the cylinder;
- wherein the forming the diverter includes locating the diverter within the main body, the diverter extending from an inner surface of the main body, locating the diverter opposite the hole along a radial length of the cylinder, and positioning a center of the diverter within the range of axial positions along the axial length of the cylinder;
- wherein the diverter is formed and configured to divert the flow of the agent to both the first and second ends of the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.