Non-linear noise suppressor for perforated plate flow conditioner
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1. A perforated plate flow conditioner comprising:
- a central hole; and
at least one outer array of alternating large outer holes and small outer holes, wherein the difference between the diameters of the holes in the array is between 0.25% and 25% of the large hole diameter.
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A perforated plate flow conditioner includes a central hole; and at least one outer array of alternating large outer holes and small outer holes, wherein the difference between the diameters of the holes in the array is between 0.25% and 25% of the large hole diameter. In an alternate embodiment, the conditioner further includes an inner array of alternating large inner holes and small inner holes, and wherein no two adjacent holes have the same diameter. In another alternate embodiment, the conditioner has no central hole, and has an array of alternatingly-sized holes.
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1. A perforated plate flow conditioner comprising:
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a central hole; and
at least one outer array of alternating large outer holes and small outer holes, wherein the difference between the diameters of the holes in the array is between 0.25% and 25% of the large hole diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 11)
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5. A perforated plate flow conditioner comprising:
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a central hole;
an inner array of alternating large inner holes and small inner holes; and
an outer array of alternating large outer holes and small outer holes, wherein the difference between the diameters of the holes in a given array is between 0.25% and 25% of the large hole diameter. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 10)
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12. A perforated plate flow conditioner comprising:
an array of alternating large holes and small holes, wherein the difference between the diameters of the large and small holes is between 0.25% and 25% of the large hole diameter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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