Transformer Pipe Support with Elastic Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Transformers experience vibration and noise issues due to pipes installed on their outer housing, leading to valve wear, increased maintenance costs, and potential operational failures, as well as noise pollution.
Innovation Solution
A pipe support device featuring an elastic supporting pad between the support base and pipe, and an elastic close-contact pad between the pipe holder and pipe, with a corrugated pattern to reduce vibration and noise transmission, along with strategically placed supports on the outer housing to minimize environmental influences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pipe is directly supported on the outer housing, then the support structure is simple, but vibration and noise are transmitted to the pipe causing valve wear and malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an elastic supporting pad as an intermediary component between the support base and the pipe. This pad absorbs vibration and prevents direct transmission of mechanical shocks from the outer housing to the pipe, thereby protecting the valve connected to the pipe from wear and malfunction while maintaining a relatively simple support structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an elastic supporting pad made of flexible material that conforms to the pipe surface. This flexible pad provides vibration isolation and shock absorption, protecting the pipe and connected valve from harmful vibrations transmitted through the rigid support structure, thus improving valve durability without significantly increasing structural complexity.
2Temperature
If the pipe is positioned close to the outer housing, then the device occupies less space, but heat from the outer housing is transmitted to the pipe
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic supporting pad serves as a thermal intermediary between the support base and the pipe. It provides thermal insulation while maintaining mechanical support, preventing heat transmission from the outer housing to the pipe without requiring significant spacing, thus controlling pipe temperature while minimizing device volume increase.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If rigid support is used for the pipe, then the support structure is simple, but vibration is transmitted causing noise and valve wear
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic supporting pad acts as a vibration-damping intermediary that decouples the pipe from the rigid support base. It absorbs mechanical vibrations and prevents their transmission to the pipe and connected components, reducing noise and valve wear while adding only one relatively simple component to the support structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the mechanical parameters of the support structure by introducing an elastic material with specific damping properties. This elastic pad transforms the rigid support into a vibration-absorbing support system, effectively reducing harmful vibrations and noise without significantly complicating the overall structure.
4Productivity
If the pipe is supported without vibration isolation, then the support structure is simple, but the transformer must be stopped for valve replacement causing operational loss
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic supporting pad provides beforehand cushioning against vibrations that would otherwise lead to valve wear and failure. By pre-installing this vibration isolation component, the system prevents future valve damage, avoiding transformer shutdowns for valve replacement and maintaining operational continuity with minimal structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively blocks vibration and noise transmission between the pipe and the transformer's outer housing, reducing wear and noise, and maintaining the pipe's independence from the housing's environment by using elastic materials and a corrugated pattern for enhanced noise reduction.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic supporting pad seated on the support base and made of an elastic material
Implementation Method 2
the elastic supporting pad seated on the support base and made of an elastic material
Implementation Method 3
an elastic close-contact pad brought into close contact with the pipe holder and an outer surface of the pipe therebetween
Implementation Method 4
the elastic close-contact pad being made of an elastic material
Implementation Method 5
A corrugated pattern may be provided on a surface of the elastic close-contact pad
Implementation Method 6
A corrugated pattern may be provided on a surface of the elastic close-contact pad
Data Source
AI summary
A pipe support device for a transformer is proposed. A brace having a grid shape and serving as a reinforcing member is provided on the surface of an outer housing constituting the exterior of the transformer. Supports are installed at predetermined intervals on the brace to be orthogonal thereto. A support base is positioned on each of the supports, and a pipe holder is coupled to the support base to support a pipe. An elastic supporting pad is positioned between the support base and the pipe and opposite flange portions of the pipe holder are seated on and coupled to the elastic supporting pad. An elastic close-contact pad is positioned between the pipe and an arched portion of the pipe holder and is brought into close contact with the pipe.