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US 9,567,996 B2Granted
Pulsation attenuation
AssigneeOPTIMUM Pumping Technology, Inc.
InventorsGlen F. Chatfield, John G. Crandall
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for attenuating pulsations in a pumping system.
Claims10
A pump pulsation attenuation device to attenuate a range of pulsation frequencies, comprising:
- a first inlet junction having an inlet through which a fluid is pumped, the inlet junction further including a first outlet and a second outlet;
- a first conduit having a first end coupled to the first outlet of the inlet junction, having a first length, and having a second end opposite the first end;
- a second conduit having a first end coupled to the second outlet of the inlet junction, having a second length approximately equal to the first length plus half a first primary wavelength within a range of wavelengths of vibrations propagating in a fluid pumped by a pump, and having a second end opposite the first end;
- a first outlet junction having a first inlet coupled to the second end of the first conduit, a second inlet coupled to the second end of the second conduit, and an outlet;
- a second inlet junction having an inlet in fluid communication with outlet of the first outlet junction, the second inlet junction further including a first outlet and a second outlet;
- a third conduit of a third length having a first end coupled to the first outlet of the second inlet junction, and having a second end opposite the first end;
- a fourth conduit of a fourth length approximately equal to the third length plus half a second primary wavelength, the second primary wavelength different from the first primary wavelength, not equal to half the first primary wavelength, and within the range of wavelengths of vibrations propagating in the fluid pumped by the pump, and the fourth conduit having a second end opposite the first end;
- and a second outlet junction having a first inlet coupled to the second end of the third conduit, a second inlet coupled to the second end of the fourth conduit, and an outlet.
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