WATER FLOW ENERGY ABSORBER Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC E02B8/06 

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: absorber comprises conduit 1, vertical tube head wall 2, float 3 with adjustable length rods 4 and ring gate 6, stilling basin 8 with labyrinth L-shaped baffles 19, 20, 21, end portion of which is formed by quiescent tank 18. Tube head wall 2 is formed as a cone expanding upward with orifices 7. Dissipator 5 is installed in tube head wall 2. Head wall 2 is provided with circular stop 16 at the outlet end and circular constrainer 17 on the inner surface of ring gate 6. Gate 6 is formed as a thin-walled hollow cylinder with the projections 9 and rods 4. Gate 6 is secured on supports 10 with a possibility to move relative to head wall 2. Tank 18 has skimming weir 22 with horizontal shelf 23. Float 29 connected by rod 27 with valve 24 is installed in tank 18. Outlet pipe 25 is provided with regulating valve 31.

EFFECT: improvement of efficiency and uniform distribution of discharge intensity across the width of the absorber and reduction of bottom flow velocity.

4 cl, 1 dwg