Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for securing a pressure vessel against over pressure

US5632305A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Erwin Laurer
Hermann-Josef Conrads · Herzogenaurach, DE
Rafael Mandl · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 1995
Grant date	May 27, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/87917
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for securing a pressure vessel against over pressure includes a shaped part connected to a pressure vessel and a valve assembly being disposed on the shaped part. The valve assembly includes a housing block, at least one safety valve having a valve seat disposed in the housing block, a hydraulic seal for the safety valve, and a conduit being disposed inside the housing block and/or the shaped part for receiving the hydraulic seal.

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