Acoustic Dampening Pipe Shoe

• US 20080272248A1
• Filed: 07/18/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR Incorporated)
• Inventors: Pothanikat, John J., Schauseil, Edward Earl
• Granted Patent: US 7,950,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/55
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 55/035 in the form of specially adapted hangers or supports
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 59/135 Hangers or supports specially adapted for insulated pipes

Abstract

A pipe support for dampening acoustic propagation from a pipeline is provided. The pipe support can include a support base and a movable base spatially arranged from the support base. One or more fasteners can be disposed through the movable base to the support base, thereby connecting the movable base to the support base. One or more acoustic isolators can be disposed between an upper surface of the support base and a lower surface of the movable base.

Claims

1. ) An apparatus for dampening acoustic propagation from a pipe to a support structure comprising:

at least one support base;

at least one movable base, wherein the movable base is spatially arranged from the support base;

one or more fasteners at least partially disposed through each of the support base and the movable base thereby connecting the support base and the movable base; and

one or more acoustic isolators disposed between the support base and the movable base.

2. ) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a clamp adapted for supporting one or more members.

3. ) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the member is a pipeline.

4. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support base is a substantially flat, metallic plate.

5. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support base is a metallic plate fabricated from one or more metal alloys selected from the group consisting of ferrous alloys, galvanized ferrous alloys, and non-ferrous alloys.

6. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the moveable base is a substantially flat, metallic plate.

7. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the moveable base is a metallic component fabricated from one or more metal alloys selected from the group consisting of ferrous alloys, galvanized ferrous alloys, and non-ferrous alloys.

8. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each fastener comprises one or more studs, carriage bolts, sections of all-thread, or any combination thereof.

9. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators comprise fiber reinforced calcium silicate.

10. ) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators is a composite of one or more heat resistant materials comprising fiber reinforced calcium silicate and one or more vibration dampening materials comprising one or more plastics, elastomers, shredded plastics, or fibrous plastics.

11. ) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the heat resistant materials comprise one or more individual, independent, heat resistant materials having a bore, notch or channel formed therethrough, and wherein the heat resistant materials are disposed between the movable base and support base, proximate to the one or more fasteners.

12. ) A system for dampening acoustic propagation from a pipe to a support structure comprising:

a support base;

a movable base, wherein the movable base is spatially arranged from the support base;

a fastener at least partially disposed through each of the support base and the movable base thereby connecting the support base and the movable base;

one or more acoustic isolators disposed between the support base and the movable base;

a clamp adapted to retain a moving member; and

a support member disposed on a first surface of the moveable base at a first end thereof, and disposed on the clamp at a second end thereof, wherein the support member is substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the moveable base.

13. ) The system of claim 12, wherein the moving member comprises a pipeline, a structural member, a support member, a rotating member, an oscillating member, a vibrating member, or any combination thereof.

14. ) The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators comprise fiber reinforced calcium silicate.

15. ) The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators is a composite of one or more heat resistant materials comprising fiber reinforced calcium silicate and one or more vibration dampening materials comprising one or more plastics, elastomers, shredded plastics, or fibrous plastics.

16. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the heat resistant materials comprise one or more individual, independent, heat resistant materials having a bore, notch or channel formed therethrough, and wherein the heat resistant materials are disposed between the movable base and support base, proximate to the one or more fasteners.

17. ) A supported pipe, comprising:

at least one pipe section;

at least one support base;

at least one movable base, wherein the movable base is spatially arranged from the support base and the pipe section;

one or more fasteners at least partially disposed through each of the support base and the movable base thereby connecting the support base and the movable base; and

one or more acoustic isolators disposed between the support base and the movable base.

18. ) The supported pipe system of claim 17, further comprising:

at least one clamp adapted to retain the pipe section; and

a support member disposed on a first surface of the moveable base at a first end thereof, and disposed on the clamp at a second end thereof, wherein the support member is substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the moveable base.

19. ) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators comprise fiber reinforced calcium silicate.

20. ) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more acoustic isolators is a composite of one or more heat resistant materials comprising fiber reinforced calcium silicate and one or more vibration dampening materials comprising one or more plastics, elastomers, shredded plastics, or fibrous plastics.