Safety element for closing a line from a pressure vessel
US4142544A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7869
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The safety element is disposed at the end of a line which communicates with a pressure vessel. The safety element allows flow from the line into the pressure vessel. Upon an abrupt decrease in pressure in the line caused, for example, by a fracture, the safety element collapses so as to close off the line to the pressure vessel. The safety element is constructed as either a folded cone or as a rigid plate with plastically deformable members securing the plate to a line.
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