Fluid flow in tubing
AssigneeTayside Flow Technologies Limited
InventorsGraeme J. Houston, Peter A. Stonebridge, John B. C. Dick
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method for configuring or reconfiguring branches in tubing in which the axes of at least two components of the branched structure are arranged askew.
Claims13
A method of configuring or reconfiguring branches in tubing comprising the step of configuring or reconfiguring the axes of at least two components of the branched structure to have a skew arrangement such that the axes are neither intersecting nor parallel, and in which at least one of the components of the branched structure itself has internal helical ridging and/or grooving adapted to reduce or eliminate turbulence and/or dead regions in flow through the tubing.
A method for configuring or reconfiguring branches in tubing having a branched structure including a main tube component joined to at least two branch tube components at a juncture for flow of fluid through said components, each of said components having a length and a flow axis extending centrally through a lumen of the component, comprising the step of configuring or reconfiguring said branch components to dispose said branch component axes in a skewed orientation at said juncture such that the axes are neither intersecting nor parallel and providing at least one of said components of said branched structure with an internal surface helical configuration arranged to reduce or eliminate turbulence and/or dead regions in fluid flow through said components.
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