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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ramal Janith Samarasinghe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nicholas Arthur Magina, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Wickersham, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Arin Cross, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Fei Han, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An inline fluid damper device comprises a flow-through conduit configured to be placed inside a larger exterior conduit through which a fluid flows. The flow-through conduit is elongated and extending around a center axis. The damper device also comprising an indirect flow conduit coupled with the flow-through conduit. The indirect flow conduit is also configured to be placed inside the larger exterior conduit. The flow-through conduit and the indirect flow conduit are configured to dampen one or more flow fluctuations or pressure fluctuations in the fluid flowing in the larger exterior conduit by dividing the fluid into a first portion that flows along the center axis through the flow-through conduit and a second portion that concurrently flows outside of the flow-through conduit along the center axis and along a different direction.