PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION

Abstract

The invention relates to a pressure relief device and to a method for producing a pressure relief device, the pressure relief device (10) comprising a rupture disc (11) and a vacuum support (12, 32), the rupture disc and the vacuum support being made of graphite, the one-piece rupture disc having an exit side (13) and an entry side (14), the rupture disc having a recess (15) on the entry side, said recess (15, 33) forming a rupture area (17) within a retainer (16) of the rupture disc, the vacuum support being inserted in the recess, the pressure relief device having a carbon retaining device (30) for a form-fitted fastening of the vacuum support in the recess.

Claims

1. A pressure relief device (10), comprising a rupture disc (11, 31) and a vacuum support (12, 32), the rupture disc and the vacuum support being made of graphite, the one-piece rupture disc having an exit side (13) and an entry side (14), the rupture disc having a recess (15, 33) on the entry side, said recess (15, 33) forming a rupture area (17) within a retainer (16) of the rupture disc, the vacuum support being inserted in the recess, wherein the pressure relief device has a carbon retaining device (30) for a form-fitted fastening of the vacuum support (12, 32) in the recess, wherein an abutment (36) is formed in the recess (33) and limits a movement of the vacuum support (32) in the direction of the rupture area (17).

2. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure relief device (10) is made free of adhesive material or metal.

3. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure relief device (10) is made entirely of carbon.

4. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the rupture area (17) has an evenly thick and flat membrane (18, 38).

5. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the membrane (18, 38) has a predetermined breaking point realized from material fatigue.

6. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the exit side (13) of the rupture disc (11, 31) is designed entirely flat.

7. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum support (12, 32) is shaped like a disc and abuts against an inner diameter (24) of the retainer (16) with its outer diameter (23).

8. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of through openings (19) are formed in the vacuum support (12, 32).

9. The pressure relief device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining device (30) is made of a groove in an inner surface of the retainer (16) and a retaining element (28) inserted in the groove.

10. The pressure relief device according to claim 9, wherein the groove is realized as a circular groove (27, 35).

11. The pressure relief device according to claim 9, wherein the retaining element (28) is a string, braid, cord or band made of carbon fibers.

12. The pressure relief device according to claim 11, wherein the carbon fibers are infiltrated by or coated with pyrolytic carbon.

13. The pressure relief device according to claim 9, wherein the retaining element (28) is at least partially rigid.

14. The pressure relief device according to claim 9, wherein the retaining element (28) forms a spring washer (29).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

[0027] In the following, an advantageous embodiment of the invention is further described with reference to the attached drawings.

[0028] FIG. 1 shows a top view of a rupture disc;

[0029] FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section of the rupture disc;

[0030] FIG. 3 shows a top view of a vacuum support;

[0031] FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of the vacuum support;

[0032] FIG. 5 shows a top view of a pressure relief device;

[0033] FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section of the pressure relief device;

[0034] FIG. 7 shows a longitudinal section of a further rupture disc;

[0035] FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal section of a further vacuum support.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0036] A synopsis of FIGS. 1 to 6 shows a pressure relief device 10 having a rupture disc 11 and a vacuum support 12, rupture disc 11 and vacuum support 12 being made entirely of graphite. One-piece rupture disc 11 comprises an exit side 13 and an entry side 14, an essentially circular recess 15 being formed in entry side 14. A retainer 16 and a rupture area 17 of rupture disc 11 are formed via recess 15, rupture area 17 being an evenly thick and flat membrane 18. Exit side 13 of rupture disc 11 is entirely flat.

[0037] Vacuum support 12 is shaped like a disc and has a plurality of through openings 19. Through openings 19 are realized as bores 20 coaxially and relative to a longitudinal axis 22 of pressure relief device 10 along an annulus 21. Vacuum support 12 is inserted such in recess 15 that an outer diameter 23 of vacuum support 12 essentially abuts against an inner diameter 24 of retainer 16 or against recess 15. Furthermore, bevels 25 are formed on outer diameter 23 which facilitate inserting vacuum support 12 in recess 15.

[0038] Within recess 15, a shouldered inner diameter 26 and a circular groove 27 are formed. In circular groove 27, a retaining element 28 is inserted which is made of carbon fibers (not further illustrated) infiltrated by and coated with pyrolytic carbon. Retaining element 28 is essentially rigid and forms a spring washer 29 which holds vacuum support 12 in recess 15 in a form-fitted manner. Circular groove 27 is disposed such in recess 15 that vacuum support 12 is fastened essentially without clearance in recess 15 in the axial direction relative to longitudinal axis 22. Circular groove 27 and retaining element 28 consequently form a retaining device 30.

[0039] A synopsis of FIGS. 7 and 8 shows a rupture disc 31 and a vacuum support 32 of a pressure relief device not entirely illustrated. In contrast to the rupture disc from FIG. 2, a ledge 34 having a circular groove 35 is formed in a recess 33 of rupture disc 31. Ledge 34 forms an abutment 36 for an annular projection 37 formed at vacuum support 32. It can thus be prevented that vacuum support 32 can abut against a membrane 38 of rupture disc 31 or that a pressure force can act on membrane 38 which would unwittingly destroy membrane 38.