Modular pressure pulsation dampener

Abstract

A modular system of pressure pulsation dampeners for use in an air compressor system. A modular pulsation dampener system will include components of various configurations, materials and silencing characteristics. Components may be selected and interconnected to form a silencer having desired physical and pressure pulsation characteristics. The modular system can be utilized with compressed air systems having various configurations. Examples of components that may be included in a modular system include a pipe elbow, straight pipe sections, a flat metal plate with a hole in the center, a perforated tube and various acoustic materials.

1 . A modular pulsation damper system comprising: 
 a selection of fluidly interconnectable components including at least two components having different physical characteristics and two components having different pulsation dampening characteristics; and    means for interconnecting at least two of the components to define a pulsation damper assembly having a desired physical configuration and pulsation dampening characteristic.    
   
   
       2 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 1  wherein the fluidly interconnectable components are selected from the group comprising a pipe elbow, a straight pipe section, a flat metal plate with a hole in the center, a perforated tube and a venturi tube.  
   
   
       3 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 1  further comprising a selection of various acoustic materials.  
   
   
       4 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 3  wherein the various acoustic materials are positionable within or adjacent to the fluidly interconnectable components.  
   
   
       5 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 3  wherein the various acoustic materials includes a cylinder of corrugated absorptive sheet metal.  
   
   
       6 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 3  wherein the various acoustic materials includes a batting of absorptive metal fiber.  
   
   
       7 . The modular pulsation damper system of  claim 1  wherein the selection of fluidly interconnectable components includes a subassembly comprising a perforated tube positioned within a pipe elbow or a straight pipe section.  
   
   
       8 . A method of providing a pulsation damper assembly comprising the steps of: 
 providing a selection of fluidly interconnectable components including at least two components having different physical and pressure pulsation dampening characteristics;    determining a desired physical configuration of the pressure pulsation assembly;    determining a desired fluctuating pressure pulsation attenuation characteristic of the pulsation assembly; and    selecting and interconnecting at least two of the components to define a pressure pulsation assembly having the desired physical configuration and pulsation attenuation characteristic.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the fluidly interconnectable components are selected from the group comprising a pipe elbow, a straight pipe section, a flat metal plate with a hole in the center, a perforated tube and a venturi tube.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of providing a selection of various acoustic materials.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the various acoustic materials are positionable within or adjacent to the fluidly interconnectable components.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the various acoustic materials includes a cylinder of corrugated absorptive sheet metal.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the various acoustic materials includes a batting of absorptive metal fiber.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of providing a subassembly comprising a perforated tube positioned within a pipe elbow or a straight pipe section.