Patent ID: 9127858
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: F16L,F24T,F28F,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manifold configured to be used in a geothermal system, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a single orifice defined in the first end; a first passage surrounding and extending along a first central axis from the single orifice toward the second end; a second orifice defined in the second end; a third orifice defined in the second end; a second passage surrounding and extending along a second central axis from the second orifice toward the first end, the second passage in communication with the first passage; and a third passage surrounding and extending along a third central axis from the third orifice toward the first end, the third passage in communication with the first passage wherein the first central axis, the second central axis, and the third central axis are coplanar; wherein the first central axis and the second central axis are coaxial; and wherein the second passage and the third passage meet each other to form a parabolic shape; a fourth orifice defined in the second end, a fourth passage surrounding and extending along a fourth central axis from the fourth orifice toward the first end, the fourth passage in communication with the first passage; wherein the third passage is located between the second passage and the fourth passage; wherein a first angle is defined between the second passage and the third passage; wherein a second angle is defined between the third central axis passage and the central axis passage; and wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle.