Antivortex device for multi-outlet liquid reservoir
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsGary David Grayson, Stephen Michael Addison
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Abstract
A liquid reservoir with a sump includes at least two outlet ports in fluid communication with a fluid conduit. An anti-vortex device includes a first plate extending across the at least two outlet ports and a second plate coupled to the first plate and extending substantially perpendicular to the first plate. The anti-vortex device is configured to disrupt formation of a vortex formed by liquid passing from the reservoir through said outlet ports.
Claims20
A liquid reservoir, comprising:
- a sump including at least two outlet ports in fluid communication with a fluid conduit;
- an anti-vortex device including a first plate extending across the at least two outlet ports and a second plate coupled to the first plate and extending substantially perpendicular to the first plate;
- wherein the anti-vortex device is configured to disrupt formation of a vortex formed by liquid passing from the reservoir through said outlet ports.
An anti-vortex device for suppressing the formation of a vortex created by a liquid flowing through at least two outlet ports, the device comprising:
- a first plate extending across each of the outlet ports, and substantially aligned with a central axis of each outlet port,
- a second plate extending substantially perpendicular to the first plate,
- a top plate coupled to each of the first plate and the second plate.
A method of suppressing a vortex from being formed in a liquid exiting at least two outlet ports of a liquid reservoir, the method comprising:
- positioning an anti-vortex device over the outlet ports, the anti-vortex device including a first plate and a second plate substantially perpendicular to the first plate,
- wherein the anti-vortex device is positioned such that the first plate extends across each of the outlet ports, and is substantially aligned with a central axis of each outlet port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.