APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A PRESSURISED FLUID SYSTEM FROM EXCESSIVE PRESSURE

Apparatus for protecting a pressurised fluid system from excessive pressure, comprising: a vessel for storing a pressurised fluid; and at least one inflatable element disposed inside the vessel, the element when inflated having a variable volume that can be compressed by a surrounding pressurised fl...

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Hauptverfasser: ARMSTRONG, Peter Michael, MCCULLOCH, Malcolm, Duncan, KANG, Ren
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for protecting a pressurised fluid system from excessive pressure, comprising: a vessel for storing a pressurised fluid; and at least one inflatable element disposed inside the vessel, the element when inflated having a variable volume that can be compressed by a surrounding pressurised fluid inside the vessel such that the volume of the element can compensate a change in volume of the surrounding pressurised fluid.