Device for compensating for pressure drop
US7066211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for compensating for pressure drop in a product pipe through which a liquid flows, and a system comprising such a device. The device comprises a collapsible tube portion, which is connectible to the product pipe, and is characterised by a limiting means, which is adapted to counteract stretching of the tube portion in the circumferential direction and which is adapted to allow free collapsing of the tube portion.
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