Patent ID: 6860296

Claim:
A surge tank comprising: a tank body having a cylindrical interior wall interposed between opposed body ends, the body being adapted to accommodate a volume of liquid therein; a liquid port adjoined to the tank body and extending to the interior wall to allow liquid to enter and exit the tank body; an elastomeric bladder positioned within the tank body, the bladder having a volume of gas disposed therein and adapted to separate a volume of liquid within the tank from the volume of gas; and a nozzle system disposed within the tank body and positioned adjacent an end of the liquid port, the nozzle system including a nozzle member disposed a determined distance above the liquid port end and including a first set of opposed axially extending edges that are connected to the interior wall, and a second set of opposed edges that are perpendicular to the axially extending edges and that are connected to the interior wall by respective radially extending sides, having a plurality of perforations disposed therethrough for passing liquid from the liquid port into and out of the tank; wherein the perforations define a total surface area that is greater than a total surface area of the liquid port.