Mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc
OwnerAdam Smedresman, Todd M. Currierinventors
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Abstract
A mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc including a holder assembly, a rupture disc assembly having a membrane that is operatively connected with a mass and/or a spring to assist its rupture. The mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc is designed with a mass distribution that uses acceleration forces, which are present in many engineering applications, to aid in the opening. This allows a rupture disc that is more compact and more sensitive than a conventional rupture disc in applications with significant acceleration levels. The added force of both the mass and the spring makes the membrane more sensitive and tunable to rupture across a wider range of pressures.
Claims18
An assisted rupture disc assembly comprising:
- a rupture disc comprising a membrane;
- at least one assisting component operatively connected to said rupture disc, wherein said at least one assisting component is selected from the group consisting of:
- a mass assembly, a spring, and combinations thereof;
- wherein said at least one assisting component is configured to add a supplemental force to said rupture disc to provide improved sensitivity and a wider range of responsive pressures.
An assisted rupture disc, comprising:
- a rupture disc assembly including a membrane;
- a mass assembly and/or a spring operatively linked to a bottom surface of said membrane thereby defining said assisted rupture disc;
- said assisted rupture disc is disposed within a cross section of a container, said container having an inner reservoir to store a fluid therein;
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- said container being subject to accelerations that causes the mass assembly and/or said spring to increase pressure sensibility of said membrane.
An assisted rupture disc, comprising:
- a container having a lateral wall surrounding an inner reservoir, said container further including distal ends, said container stores a fluid and/or a pressured gas therein;
- a holder assembly is coupled inside a bore of said container, said bore is shaped to receive and conform with the geometry of the holder assembly, said holder assembly is formed by a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion is flush with an outer surface of said container, a seal is located between horizontal portion of the bore and a bottom surface of the top portion to create a seal;
- said bottom portion extends radially from said bottom surface of said top portion toward the reservoir, said holder assembly having a continuous channel traversing said bottom portion and said top portion;
- a rupture disc is disposed within a second portion of said continuous channel, wherein another seal is positioned on top of said rupture disc;
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- a mass assembly attached within a first portion of the continuous channel of the holder assembly, said mass assembly having a distal end linked to said rupture disc to aid in the opening of the rupture disc, thereby defining said assisted rupture disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.