Patent ID: 6968923
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: F01N,F16K,F16L

Abstract:
1. A silencer system configured to allow for thermal growth thereof while attenuating noise created by expansion of high-pressure fluid flowing therethrough, the silencer system comprising: a tubular inner sleeve having a sleeve inlet and a sleeve outlet; a tubular flexible bellows having upper and lower ends and having the inner sleeve concentrically disposed in spaced relation therewithin to define an inner annular gap, the bellows being affixed to the inner sleeve at the upper end such that the inner annular gap is closed off; a tubular vent stack having the bellows concentrically disposed in spaced relation therewithin to define an outer annular gap, the vent stack being affixed to the bellows at the lower end such that the outer annular gap is closed off; and a muffler disc mounted above the sleeve outlet; wherein the bellows is configured to allow for axial and lateral movement of the inner sleeve relative to the vent stack.