A pulsation dampener comprising a tubular element configured to enable the passage of a flow of fluid associated to the hydraulic circuit, the tubular element being provided with a first fluid medium which acts as a damping medium, wherein the tubular element includes coupling means for joining to the hydraulic circuit. Said pulsation dampener includes a hydro-pneumatic accumulator which has a primary chamber defined by an expandable separator means, said primary chamber being envisaged for housing a gas which acts as a second damping medium, such that the first fluid medium is contained in a first intermediate chamber located in the tubular element and in a second intermediate chamber located in the hydro-pneumatic accumulator, the first and second chambers being in fluid communication, the tubular element including a flexible rubber tube on the inside configured to increase or reduce the volume of the second intermediate chamber.

A dampening valve unit, for use in a liquid distribution system is disclosed. A feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid after an associated tap unit is closed and refilled with liquid after the tap unit is opened. The dampening valve unit comprises a dampening chamber, connectable to said feeding conduit, and a liquid stop valve unit, connectable at an inlet end thereof, to said associated feeding conduit and which has an outlet end being connectable to said associated liquid tap unit. Said dampening chamber is adapted to collect gas and is connectable to said associated feeding conduit via a passage. The passage is directly connected, without any restrictions therebetween, also to a liquid stop valve at said inlet end. The passage is always open at the dampening chamber for fluid connection between the passage and the dampening chamber.

The invention relates to a vehicle silencer (1) for a charge air line of an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger (7), comprising: at least a first housing part (2) and a second housing part (3), wherein the housing parts (2, 3) are coupled to each other in a connection region (4) and form an outer casing (13) of the vehicle silencer (1); a resonator inner element (14), which is retained in at least one of the housing parts (2, 3), wherein at least a first (10) and a second resonator chamber (11) are formed by the two housing parts (2, 3) and the resonator inner element (14). The resonator inner element (14) has at least a first external retaining segment (50) in the region of an outer periphery (44) of the resonator inner element (14). A retaining groove (30) is formed in the first end wall (16) and/or in the second end wall (28), in which retaining grove the retaining segment (50) is accommodated.

The invention relates to a vehicle silencer (1) for a charge air line of an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger (7), comprising: at least a first housing part (2) and a second housing part (3), wherein the housing parts (2, 3) are coupled to each other in a connection region (4) and form an outer casing (13) of the vehicle silencer (1); a resonator inner element (14), which is retained in at least one of the housing parts (2, 3), wherein at least a first (10) and a second resonator chamber (11) are formed by the two housing parts (2, 3) and the resonator inner element (14). The resonator inner element (14) has at least a first external retaining segment (50) in the region of an outer periphery (44) of the resonator inner element (14). A retaining groove (30) is formed in the first end wall (16) and/or in the second end wall (28), in which retaining grove the retaining segment (50) is accommodated.

An apparatus for coupling to a fluid delivery system and for receiving a fluid into the apparatus; a portion of the apparatus permitting a change in shape or size to accommodate the fluid volume or pressure received therein. The apparatus including a housing with a cavity, an expandable reservoir with an opening and a passage, and a cap; the expandable reservoir positioned within the cavity and coupled to a fluid source. The expandable reservoir includes an unrestrained orientation when a fluid volume or pressure therein is below a threshold, and an expanded orientation, when the fluid volume or pressure therein is above the threshold; the expandable reservoir moving toward the expanded orientation to accommodate a fluid volume or pressure received through an opening, and the expandable reservoir moving toward the unrestrained orientation to direct a fluid volume or pressure through an opening.

An apparatus for coupling to a fluid delivery system and for receiving a fluid into the apparatus; a portion of the apparatus permitting a change in shape or size to accommodate the fluid volume or pressure received therein. The apparatus including a housing with a cavity, an expandable reservoir with an opening and a passage, and a cap; the expandable reservoir positioned within the cavity and coupled to a fluid source. The expandable reservoir includes an unrestrained orientation when a fluid volume or pressure therein is below a threshold, and an expanded orientation, when the fluid volume or pressure therein is above the threshold; the expandable reservoir moving toward the expanded orientation to accommodate a fluid volume or pressure received through an opening, and the expandable reservoir moving toward the unrestrained orientation to direct a fluid volume or pressure through an opening.

A resonator (1) has at least first and second annular chambers (2, 3, 17) arranged between inlet and outlet pieces (22, 21). An inner pipe (4) extends between the inlet piece (22) and the outlet piece (21) and has wall holes (23) that connect to the annular chambers (2, 3, 17). The first annular chamber (2) has a U-shaped circumferential wall (6) coaxial to the resonator longitudinal axis (5) and transitions at both ends to engage the inner pipe (4). The second annular chamber (3) has an L-shaped circumferential wall (12) coaxial to the resonator longitudinal axis (5). An end of the L-shaped circumferential wall remote from the first annular chamber (2) transitions into a cylindrical end piece (13), and an opposite end of the L-shaped circumferential wall lies on part of the outer wall (9) of the first annular chamber (2) extending parallel to the resonator longitudinal axis (5).

A resonator (1) has at least first and second annular chambers (2, 3, 17) arranged between inlet and outlet pieces (22, 21). An inner pipe (4) extends between the inlet piece (22) and the outlet piece (21) and has wall holes (23) that connect to the annular chambers (2, 3, 17). The first annular chamber (2) has a U-shaped circumferential wall (6) coaxial to the resonator longitudinal axis (5) and transitions at both ends to engage the inner pipe (4). The second annular chamber (3) has an L-shaped circumferential wall (12) coaxial to the resonator longitudinal axis (5). An end of the L-shaped circumferential wall remote from the first annular chamber (2) transitions into a cylindrical end piece (13), and an opposite end of the L-shaped circumferential wall lies on part of the outer wall (9) of the first annular chamber (2) extending parallel to the resonator longitudinal axis (5).

Liquid accumulators and methods for reducing pulsations of a liquid flow are disclosed. A liquid delivery system comprises a pump configured to drive liquid to a pipe. The pipe is configured to transmit a liquid flow. A liquid accumulator is fluidically connected to the pipe. The liquid accumulator comprises a chamber containing the liquid and a vapor column and a power source configured to input energy to the chamber to generate vapor from the liquid to form the vapor column. The vapor column constitutes a gas spring to reduce pulsations of the liquid flow in the pipe. The spring rate of the gas spring can be adjusted by changing the input energy level from the power source to the chamber.

A fuel pressure accumulator for a fuel supply circuit of a turbine engine having at least one pipe is provided. The fuel pressure accumulator generally includes at least one housing adjacent to said pipe and receiving at least one deformable enclosure confining a gas and having at least one movable wall in contact with the fuel in order to dampen a fuel overpressure, where the housing is coaxial with the pipe and the accumulator has a permeable chamber delimited at least partially by the housing, pressurizing the deformable enclosure and communicating with the main fuel flow via a grid with staged walls tilted, with respect to a direction of the flow flowing along the grid, substantially in the direction of the deformable enclosure.