Silencer device
First Claim
1. A silencer device for attenuating fluid borne noises, comprising:
- (a) a flow through housing having an open upstream end for the entrance of a fluid into the silencer device and an open downstream end for the exhausting of the fluid from the silencer device coaxial with the open upstream end;
(b) a fluid entrance header disposed coextensively across the open upstream end of the housing and connected to the housing, the fluid entrance header comprising;
a plurality of parallel spaced apart first elongated members, each first elongated member having a V-shaped transverse cross-section; and
,a plurality of parallel spaced apart second elongated members normally disposed to and intersecting the plurality of first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having a V-shaped transverse cross-section with an included angle generally equal to the included angle of the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having formed therein a plurality of pairs of transversely aligned V-shaped notches longitudinally spaced apart along its length, the configuration of each pair of notches conforming to the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated member nestingly receives a different one of the first elongated members;
the first elongated members and second elongated members of the entrance header cooperate to define a plurality of generally rectangular entrance apertures.
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Abstract
A silencer device for attenuating fluid borne noise has a flow through housing with an open upstream end for the entrance of a fluid into the housing and a coaxial open downstream end for exhausting the fluid from the housing. An entrance header formed of a plurality of spaced apart intersecting elongated members defining a plurality of rectangular entrance apertures, each elongated member having a V-shaped transverse cross-section shape and oriented with its apex pointed in an upstream direction, is coextensively disposed over the upstream open end. An exhaust header also formed of a plurality of spaced apart intersecting elongated members defining a plurality of rectangular exhaust apertures, each elongated member having a V-shaped transverse cross-section shape and oriented with its apex pointed in a downstream direction, is coextensively disposed over the downstream open end. A plurality of open ended fluid flow tubes having perforated longitudinal walls extends between the entrance header and exhaust header. Each flow tube has one of its open ends in registration with a different one of the rectangular entrance apertures of the entrance header. Likewise, the opposite open end of each flow tube is in registration with a different one of the rectangular exhaust apertures of the exhaust header. The interior of the housing is packed with a sound absorbing material to surround the perforated longitudinal walls of the flow tubes.
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9 Claims
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1. A silencer device for attenuating fluid borne noises, comprising:
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(a) a flow through housing having an open upstream end for the entrance of a fluid into the silencer device and an open downstream end for the exhausting of the fluid from the silencer device coaxial with the open upstream end; (b) a fluid entrance header disposed coextensively across the open upstream end of the housing and connected to the housing, the fluid entrance header comprising; a plurality of parallel spaced apart first elongated members, each first elongated member having a V-shaped transverse cross-section; and
,a plurality of parallel spaced apart second elongated members normally disposed to and intersecting the plurality of first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having a V-shaped transverse cross-section with an included angle generally equal to the included angle of the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having formed therein a plurality of pairs of transversely aligned V-shaped notches longitudinally spaced apart along its length, the configuration of each pair of notches conforming to the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated member nestingly receives a different one of the first elongated members; the first elongated members and second elongated members of the entrance header cooperate to define a plurality of generally rectangular entrance apertures. - View Dependent Claims (3, 8)
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2. A fluid exhaust header disposed coextensively across the open downstream end of the housing and connected to the housing, the fluid exhaust header comprising:
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a plurality of parallel spaced apart first elongated members, each first elongated member having a V-shaped transverse cross-section; and
,a plurality of parallel spaced apart second elongated members normally disposed to and intersecting the plurality of first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having a V-shaped transverse cross-section with an included angle substantially equal to the included angle of the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated members, each of the second elongated members having formed therein a plurality of pairs of aligned V-shaped notches longitudinally spaced apart along its length, the configuration of each pair of notches conforming to the V-shaped cross-section of the first elongated members, each pair of V-shaped notches in each second elongated member nestingly receives a different one of the first elongated members; the first elongated members and second elongated members of the exit header cooperate to define a plurality of generally rectangular exit apertures. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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