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1、I 1111111111111111 11111 lllll1111111111111111111111111 11111 111111111111111111US007984 787B2c12) United States PatentLiu et al.(IO) Patent No.:(45) Date of Patent:US 7,984,787 B2Jul. 26, 2011(54) FLUID-CARRYING CONDUIT AND METHOD WITH NOISE ATTENUATION6,601,672 B2 * 8/2003Liu. .181/2906,669,436 B2

2、 * 12/2003Liu415/16,854,269 B2 * 2/2005Hale60/4176,918,740 B2 * 7/2005 Liu.415/1(75) Inventors: Zheji Lin, Olean, NY (US); Mark7,021,420 B24/2006 GalaitsisJoseph Knzdzal, Allegany, NY (US)7,080,514 B2 * 7/2006 Bland et al.60/7257,345,594 B2 * 3/2008 Huang et al.340/854.3(73) Assignee: Dresser-Rand C

3、ompany, Olean, NY2005/0076668 Al4/2005 Choi(US)2006/0225944 Al * 10/2006 Abner et al.180/4172010/0189546 Al*7/2010 Liu et al.415/119(*)(21)(22)(65)(51)(52)(58)(56)Notice:Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35U.S.C. 154(b) by 25 days.Appl. No.: 12/358,705F

4、iled:Jan.23,2009Prior Pnblication Data US 2010/0187038AlJul. 29, 2010Int. Cl.E04B 1182(2006.01)F02K 1100(2006.01)F04D 27102(2006.01)F16K 47102(2006.01)U.S. Cl. . 181/233; 181/213; 181/286; 181/290;415/1Field of Classification Search181/233,181/210, 286, 290, 213; 415/1See application file for comple

5、te search historyReferences CitedOTHER PUBLICATIONSLiu, Z., and Hill, D.L., Centrifugal Compressor Noise Reduction by Using Helmholtz Resonator 心 rays; Proceedings of the 30th Turbomachinery Symposium, Sep. 17-20, 2001, pp. 89-94; The Laboratory.Liu, Z., Jahnke, W., Marczak, M., and Kiteck, P., Redu

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8、, 2007; pp. 1489-1496;Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engineers* cited by examinerPrimary Examiner - Elvin G Enad Assistant Examiner - Christina Russell(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Edmonds & Nolte, PCU.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS(57)ABSTRACT4,185,664 A *1/1980 Zabsky et al.138/404,314,621 A * 2/1982 Hans

9、en181/2334,854,416 A *8/1989 Lalikos et al.181/2075,400,825 A *3/1995 Gethmann et al.137/625.325,447,413 A9/1995 Maier et al5,539,164 A * 7/1996 van Ruiten181/2335,613,649 A *3/1997 Schlinker et al244/1 N6,116,375 A *9/2000 Lorch et al.181/224盧6,550,574 B2 * 4/2003 Liu.181/286A device or system thro

10、ugh which fluid is adapted to flow, such as, for example, a fluid-carrying conduit, flow control valve, or fluid expansion device including, for example, a steam turbine or fluid expander, according to which acoustic energy is generated by, or present within, the device or system and the acoustic en

11、ergy is attenuated.4 / 2 20 Claims, 15 Drawing Sheets, 1 U.S. PatentUS 7,984,787 B2Jul. 26, 2011Sheet 3 of 151/ 12。1416FLUID EXPANSION DEVICEACOUSTIC RESONATORSP1P2182022Fig. 14036 70044d 吵0044eooe 。乙。2B4 2 2 36c5Fig. 2A2 2D 勹2636c42e382430b-85 3038c坴 503,81 34a 34b瓦I .,44e2C32L 30a282D4Fig. 2B3452、

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15、11Sheet 12 of 157 PROVIDE FLUID EXPANSION DEVICE137aINTRODUCE FLUID INTO FLUID EXPANSION DEVICE137bEXPAND FLUID USING FLUID EXPANSION DEVICE AFTER If 137CINTRODUCTION OF FLUID INTOFLUID EXPANSION DEVICE氣 GENERATE ACOUSTIC ENERGYDURING EXPANSION OF FLU ID 卜 137dATTENUATE ACOUSTICz-ATTENUATE ACOUSTICE

16、NERGY GENERATED DURING EXPANSION OF FLUID BEGINENERGY GENERATED DURING EXPANSION OF FLUIDFig. 7137e137ea 寸 PROVIDEMEMBER DEFINING FIRSTAND SECOND SURFACESEXTEND PLURALITY OF FIRST OPENINGS FROM FIRST SURFACE OF MEMBER AND INTO MEMBER137eb137ec137edEXTEND PLURALITY OF SECOND OPENINGS FROM SECOND SURF

17、ACE OF MEMBER AND TO EACH OF FIRST OPENINGSCAP RESPECTIVE ENDS OF FIRST OPENINGS OPPOSING RESPECTIVE PLURALITIES OF SECOND OPENINGSFig. 8U.S. PatentUS 7,984,787 B2Jul. 26, 2011Sheet 13 of 15OI 芯王39 L d 了J VL 09 6. 8 記t 笠U.S. PatentUS 7,984,787 B2Jul. 26, 2011Sheet 15 of 15154Fig. 11160Fig. 12166164F

18、ig. 13ATTENUATE ACOUSTIC ENERGY GENERATED DURING180180bANSPDRTATION OF PRESSURIZEDFLUID THROUGH CONDUIT*BEGINTRANSPORT PRESSURIZED FLUID180bal PROVIDE MEMBER DEFINING FIRSTIr 180aAND SECOND SURFACESTHROUGH CONDUIT180 bb、| EXTEND PLURALITY OF FIRST OPENINGS FROM FIRST SURFACEOF MEMBER AND INTO MEMBER

19、ATTENUATE ACOUSTIC ENERGY GENERATEDDURING TRANSPORTATIONEXTEND PLURALITY OF SECONDOF PRESSURIZED FLUID180b180bclOPENINGS FROM SECONDTHROUGH CONDUITSURFACE OF MEMBER AND TO。 EACH OF FIRST OPENINGSCAP RESPECTIVE ENDS OF FIRSTFig. 14180 bd4PENINGS OPPOSING RESPECTIVE PLURALITIES OF SECOND OPENINGSFig.

20、15US 7,984,787 B22 1 FLUID-CARRYING CONDUIT AND METHODand an outside surface, the outside surface of the first cylin- WITH NOISE ATTENUATIONdricalshellabuttingthecylindrical insidesurface oftheconduit; and a plurality of first acoustic resonators, each of the CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATEDfirst acoustic

21、 resonators including a first opening extending APP口CATION5 from the outside surface of the first cylindrical shell, and intothe first cylindrical shell; and a plurality of second openings,This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. each of the second openings extending from the insi

22、de surface No. 12/3-5-8,986, filed on Jan. 23, 1989, the- disclosure ofof the first cylindrical shell, and to the first opening; wherein 咖ch is incorporated herein by reference.the abutment between the outside surface of the first cylindri-10 cal shell and the cylindrical inside surface of the condu

23、it capsBACKGROUNDthe respective ends of the first openings opposing the respec- tive pluralities of the second openings; and whereinone orThe present disclosure re1lates in genera1l to devices or more of the first acoustic resonators attenuate acoustic energy systems through which fluid is adapted t

24、o flow, such as, for generated during the transport of the pressurized fluid by the ex皿 ple, fluid-carrying conduits, flow control valves, or fluid 15 conduitexpansion devices including, for ex 皿 ple, steani turbines orEmbodiments of the disclosure may further provide a sys- fluid expanders, and in

25、particular to devices or systemstem including a conduit for transporting pressurized fluid; through which fluid is adapted to flow and in which noise, orand a noise-attenuating array engaged with the conduit acoustic energy, is generated or present, and where it wouldEmbodiments of the disclosure ma

26、y further provide a fluid be desirable to attenuate the acoustic energy. Therefore, the 20 expansion device into which a fluid is adapted to enter at a first present exemplary embodiments provide, aniong otherpressure, through which the fluid is adapted to flow, and from things, attenuation of acous

27、tic energy generated and/orwhich the fluid is adapted to exit at a second pressure that is present within devices or systems through which fluid isless than the first pressure, the fluid expansion device includ- adapted to flow.ing a stationary first member; a stationary second member25 defining fir

28、st and second surfaces and including at least one ofSUMMARYa ring, a curved shell, and a plate, the first member abutting the first surface of the second member; a plurality of firstEmbodiments of the disclosure may provide a methodacoustic resonators, each of the first acoustic resonators including

29、 transporting pressurized fluid through a conduit;including a first opening extending from the first surface and attenuating acoustic energy generated during transport- 30 defined by the second member, and into the second member; ing the pressurized fluid through the conduit, including pro-and a plu

30、rality of second openings, each of the second open- viding a first member defining first and second surfaces, andings extending from the second surface, and to the first open- including one of a plate and a curved shell; extending aing; the first member capping the end of the first opening plura.lit

31、y of.fi_rst o eni_?gs from. the first s rface f tfirspposing t e second openings; wherein _one or more of th member and into the first member; extending a plurality of 35 first acoustic resonators attenuate acoustic energy generated second openings from the second surface of the first memberduring t

32、he flow of the fluid.and to each of the first openings; and capping respective endsEmbodiments of the disclosure may further provide a of the first openings opposing the respective pluralities ofmethod including providing a fluid expansion device; intro- second openings. In an exemplary embodiment,

33、the firstducing a fluid into the fluid expansion device; expanding the member includes the curved shell, the curved shell being 40 fluid using the fluid expansion device after introducing the cylindrical in shape; wherein the first and second surfaces arefluid into the fluid expansion device; genera

34、ting acoustic circumferentially-extending outside and inside surfaces,energy during expanding the fluid; and attenuating the acous- respectively, defined by the curved shell; wherein the conduittic energy generated during expanding the fluid, including defines a cylindrical inside surface; wherein c

35、apping theproviding a first member defining first and second surfaces; respective ends of the first openings opposing the respective 45 extending a plurality of first openings from the first surface of pluralities of second openings includes abutting the outsidethe first member and into the first me

36、mber; extending a plu- surface of the curved shell against the cylindrical inside sur-rality of second openings from the second surface of the first face of the conduit.member and to each of the first openings; and capping the Embodiments of the disclosure may further provide a sys-respective ends o

37、f the first openings opposing the respective tem including means for transporting pressurized fluid so pluralities of second openings with a surface defined by fluidthrough a conduit and generating acoustic energy upstreaniexpansion deviceof, within, or downstream of, the conduit during transporting

38、Embodiments of the disclosure may further provide a sys- the pressurized fluid through the conduit; and means fortem including means for providing a fluid expansion device; attenuating the acoustic energy, including means for provid-means for introducing a fluid into the fluid expansion device; ing

39、a first member defining first and second surfaces, and 55 means for expanding the fluid using the fluid expansion including one of a plate and a curved shell; means for extend-device after introducing the fluid into the fluid expansion ing a plurality of first openings from the first surface of thed

40、evice; means for generating acoustic energy during expand- first member and into the first member; means for extendinging the fluid; and means for attenuating the acoustic energy a plurality of second openings from the second surface of thegenerated during expanding the fluid, including means for fi

41、rst member and to each of the first openings; and means for 60 providing a first member defining first and second surfaces; capping the respective ends of the first openings opposing themeans for extending a plurality of first openings from the first respective pluralities of second openings.surface

42、 of the first member and into the first member; means Embodiments of the disclosure may further provide a sys-for extending a plurality of second openings from the second tem including a conduit adapted to transport a pressurizedsurface of the first member and to each of the first openings; fluid, t

43、he conduit defining a cylindrical inside surface; and an 65 and means for capping the respective ends of the first open- acoustic liner engaged with the conduit, the acoustic linerings opposing the respective pluralities of second openingsincluding a first cylindrical shell defining an inside surfac

44、ewith a surface defined by fluid expansion device4 3 US 7,984,787 B2Embodiments of the present disclosure may further pro vide a system including a fluid expansion device; and a noise attenuating array positioned proximate a source of generated noise in the fluid expansion device.BRIEF DESCRIPTION O

45、F THE DRAWINGSsystem including a fluid carrying conduit and a flow control valve, according to respective exemplary embodimentsFIG. 12 illustrates a partial sectional/partial diagrammatic view of a system according to an exemplary embodiment, the5 system including a fluid carrying conduit and a flow

46、 device, according to respective exemplary embodimentsFIG. 13 illustrates a partial sectional/partial diagrammaticThe present disclosure is best understood from the follow- view of a system according to an exemplary embodiment, the ing detailed description when read with the accompanying system incl

47、uding a flow device, according to an exemplary Figures. It is emphasized that, in accordance with the stan- 10 embodiment.dard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn toFIG. 14 illustrates a flow chart illustration of a method, scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features

48、may be according to an exemplary embodimentarbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion.FIG. 15 illustrates a flow chart illustration of a step of the FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a system according to an method of FIG. 14, according to an exemplary embodimentexemplary embodiment, t

49、he system including a fluid expan- 15sion device and conduit sections, according to respective exemplary embodiments.DETAILED DESCRIPTIONFIG. 2A illustrates a partially exploded perspective view ofIt is to be understood that the following disclosure a portion of a diaphragm of a steani turbine, acco

50、rding to andescribes several exemplary embodiments for implementing exemplary embodiment, the steam turbine being, including, 20 different features, structures, or functions of the invention or being at least a part of, the fluid expansion device of FIG.Exemplary embodiments of components, arrangements, and1 and the diap