Conduit arrangement with protection against rupture and leakage
First Claim
1. A valve means for protecting conduit systems against unintentional depressurization, occurring for example when ruptures or leaks arise in the system, the device being applied for monitoring especially exposed sections of the system, e.g. a flexible hose incorporated therein, and arranged automatically to stop or block the flow through such a section for an undesired change in pressure occurring therein, characterized in that a stop or blocking valve (20;
- 120) is mounted at the inlet of the monitored section (46), said valve normally being open and hereby offering the medium flowing through a modest resistance generating a certain pressure drop (Δ
p1, FIG.
3), while a flow sensing means (100) of the kind wherein a medium flowing through produces a pressure drop (Δ
p2) in response to the size of the flow, and for example comprising an orifice plate or venturi constriction (105), known per se, is placed at the outlet of the section (46), the blocking valve (20;
120) and the flow sensing means (100) communicating with a pressure comparator means (50;
118) which is arranged to compare the pressure drops (Δ
p1 and Δ
p2, respectively) across the blocking valve and the flow sensing means, and operative to cause the blocking valve (20;
120) to close the flow into the conduit section (46) if the ratio (Δ
p2 /Δ
p1) of the pressure drop over the flow sensing means (100) to that over the blocking valve (20;
120) falls below a certain value (Δ
p2 '"'"'/Δ
p1).
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Abstract
A conduit arrangement for heavy duty purposes in which a conduit section, such as a length of flexible hose, may be subjected in use to high stresses from pressures attaining several hundred atmospheres, wherein the arrangement provides protection against ruptures and significant leaks and comprises stop valve means at the inlet end of the conduit section, pressure drop type flow sensing means (e.g. an orifice plate or venturi restriction) at the outlet of said section, and pressure comparator means for comparing the pressure drop over the flow sensing means with that over the stop valve means and operative to effect a rapid closing operation of the stop valve means if the ratio of said pressure drops deviates by a certain amount from a predetermined value.
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1. A valve means for protecting conduit systems against unintentional depressurization, occurring for example when ruptures or leaks arise in the system, the device being applied for monitoring especially exposed sections of the system, e.g. a flexible hose incorporated therein, and arranged automatically to stop or block the flow through such a section for an undesired change in pressure occurring therein, characterized in that a stop or blocking valve (20;
- 120) is mounted at the inlet of the monitored section (46), said valve normally being open and hereby offering the medium flowing through a modest resistance generating a certain pressure drop (Δ
p1, FIG.
3), while a flow sensing means (100) of the kind wherein a medium flowing through produces a pressure drop (Δ
p2) in response to the size of the flow, and for example comprising an orifice plate or venturi constriction (105), known per se, is placed at the outlet of the section (46), the blocking valve (20;
120) and the flow sensing means (100) communicating with a pressure comparator means (50;
118) which is arranged to compare the pressure drops (Δ
p1 and Δ
p2, respectively) across the blocking valve and the flow sensing means, and operative to cause the blocking valve (20;
120) to close the flow into the conduit section (46) if the ratio (Δ
p2 /Δ
p1) of the pressure drop over the flow sensing means (100) to that over the blocking valve (20;
120) falls below a certain value (Δ
p2 '"'"'/Δ
p1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 120) is mounted at the inlet of the monitored section (46), said valve normally being open and hereby offering the medium flowing through a modest resistance generating a certain pressure drop (Δ
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