Patent ID: 6076557
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F15B,F16L

Abstract:
An accumulator/compensator apparatus for accommodating pressure fluctuations in a pressurized fluent material system, comprising:a housing, operably configured to be connected, in communication with a pressurized fluent material system;a substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane, fabricated as an inelastic, substantially flexible tubular member, operably disposed within the housing, to have a surface in contact with the system fluent material of the pressurized fluent material system, so that upon occurrence of a pressure differential across the substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane, caused by a change in the pressure of the system fluent material, the substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane will be prompted to undergo a change in dimension in response to the pressure change in the system fluent material contacting the surface of the substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane;at least one non-gaseous support medium, operably disposed in operable contact with the substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane, for providing yielding resistance to dimensional change by the substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane in response to said pressure fluctuations of the system fluent material.