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Pipe elbow with abrasion resistant composite inner liner and method for forming
Assignee: CERLINE CERAMIC Corp A CORP OF MICHIGAN
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Filing: 1986-04-11
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2006-04-11
Abstract
Abstract A pipe elbow having a composite ceramic wear liner which is particularly adapted to resist abrasive wear from particulate material conveyed through the pipe elbow. The composite ceramic wear liner is comprised of four series of polyhedron shaped ceramic wear blocks disposed at angularly spaced locations around the circumference of the elbow flow passageway. A mixture of wear resistant particles and binder surrounds the wear bricks and provides an abrasion resistant wear surface along those portions of the pipe elbow which are less subject to abrasive wear. The pipe elbow is provided with a removable cover plate in order to access and replace the series of wear bricks located along the outside center line of the pipe elbow most subject to wear.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas E. Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:50
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G53/00; B65G53/34; B65G53/52; B65G53/523; F; F16; F16L; F16L57/00; F16L57/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S138/00; Y10S138/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow defining a tubular shaped flow passageway for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including an outer casing having an inner surface, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner and an inner wear liner lining the entire inner surface of said outer casing, said sacrificial liner spaced inwardly from said outer casing and defining said flow passageway, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing therethrough than said outer casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder cast in the space between said outer casing and said sacrificial liner, said inner wear liner further including no more than four series of abrasion resistant polyhedron shaped wear bricks encased within said castable mixture and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow, said wear bricks having a planar shaped surface which faces in a direction generally towards the center line of said pipe elbow, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow defining a tubular shaped flow passageway for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including an outer casing having an inner surface, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner and an inner wear liner lining the entire inner surface of said outer casing, said sacrificial liner spaced inwardly from said outer casing and defining said flow passageway, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing therethrough than said outer casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder cast in the space between said outer casing and said sacrificial liner, said inner wear liner further including no more than four series of abrasion resistant polyhedron shaped wear bricks encased within said castable mixture and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow, said wear bricks having a planar shaped surface which faces in a direction generally towards the center line of said pipe elbow, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
219 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow defining a tubular shaped flow passageway for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including an outer casing having an inner surface, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner and an inner wear liner lining the entire inner surface of said outer casing, said sacrificial liner spaced inwardly from said outer casing and defining said flow passageway, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing therethrough than said outer casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder casted in the space between said outer casing and said sacrificial liner, said inner wear liner further including a first plurality of abrasion resistant polyhedron shaped wear bricks encased within said castable mixture and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow about that portion of the inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc extending at least about fifteen degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow, each of said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks having a planar shaped surface which faces in a direction generally towards the center line of said pipe elbow, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
219 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow defining a tubular shaped flow passageway for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including an outer casing having an inner surface, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner and an inner wear liner lining the entire inner surface of said outer casing, said sacrificial liner spaced inwardly from said outer casing and defining said flow passageway, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing therethrough than said outer casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder casted in the space between said outer casing and said sacrificial liner, said inner wear liner further including a first plurality of abrasion resistant polyhedron shaped wear bricks encased within said castable mixture and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow about that portion of the inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc extending at least about fifteen degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow, each of said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks having a planar shaped surface which faces in a direction generally towards the center line of said pipe elbow, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks is disposed about that portion of said inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc not exceeding sixty degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks is disposed about that portion of said inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc extending approximately forty-five degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said planar shaped surface on each of said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks is perpendicular to the plane of curvature of said pipe elbow.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said inner wear liner includes second, third, and fourth pluralities of abrasion resistant wear bricks positioned at locations which are spaced apart from each other and said first plurality of wear bricks, said first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of wear bricks disposed at positions angularly spaced apart 90 degrees about the center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of abrasion resistant wear bricks are high alumina ceramic wear bricks having a rectangular shaped cross section and said wear resistant particles in said mixture are made of ceramic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said casing defines an arcuate opening along the length thereof and includes a cover plate removably covering said arcuate opening, said pipe elbow further including a coating of mold release agent between said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks and said mixture thereby permitting said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks to be easily removed from said pipe elbow and replaced.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said pipe elbow further includes a wear monitoring means for externally monitoring an excessive wear condition in said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks, said wear monitoring means signallng an excessive wear condition prior to any complete wearing through of said pipe elbow.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said wear monitoring means includes a pipe section made from a readily worn material and extending along said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks on the side opposite said passageway and aligned with the outside center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
251 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including a casing having an inner surface and an inner wear liner lining the inner surface of said casing, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner disposed circumferentially inwardly from said casing and spaced apart therefrom, said sacrificial liner defining a flow passageway through said pipe elbow, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing through said flow passageway than said casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder casted in the space between said casing and said sacrificial liner and a first plurality of polyhedron shaped abrasion resistant wear bricks disposed and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow encased within said castable mixture, said first plurality of polyhedron shaped abrasion resistant wear bricks disposed about a portion of the inner wear liner of said pipe elbow subscribing an arc extending on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow, said casing defining an opening along the length thereof and including a cover plate removably covering said opening, said pipe elbow further including a coating of mold release agent between said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks and said mixture thereby permitting said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks to be easily removed from said pipe elbow and replaced, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
251 words
An apparatus, comprising: a pipe elbow for allowing the transmission of abrasive materials therethrough, said pipe elbow including a casing having an inner surface and an inner wear liner lining the inner surface of said casing, said pipe elbow further including a sacrificial liner disposed circumferentially inwardly from said casing and spaced apart therefrom, said sacrificial liner defining a flow passageway through said pipe elbow, said inner wear liner having a substantially greater wear resistance to abrasive material flowing through said flow passageway than said casing, said inner wear liner including a castable mixture of wear resistant particles and binder casted in the space between said casing and said sacrificial liner and a first plurality of polyhedron shaped abrasion resistant wear bricks disposed and arranged along the length of said pipe elbow encased within said castable mixture, said first plurality of polyhedron shaped abrasion resistant wear bricks disposed about a portion of the inner wear liner of said pipe elbow subscribing an arc extending on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow, said casing defining an opening along the length thereof and including a cover plate removably covering said opening, said pipe elbow further including a coating of mold release agent between said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks and said mixture thereby permitting said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks to be easily removed from said pipe elbow and replaced, said mixture of wear resistant particles and binder extending entirely around said flow passageway.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
The appartus of claim 11 wherein said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks is disposed about that portion of said inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc extending at least about fifteen degrees and not exceeding sixty degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks is disposed about that portion of said inner wear liner of said pipe elbow which subscribes an arc extending approximately forty-five degrees on either side of the outside center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said inner wear liner includes second, third, and fourth pluralities of abrasion resistant wear bricks positioned at locations which are successively angularly spaced apart 90 degrees from said first plurality of abrasion resistant wear bricks relative to the center line of said pipe elbow.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said inner wear liner includes a sacrificial liner disposed inwardly of said mixture, said sacrificial liner made from a material which is substantially less resistant to abrasive wear conditions than said inner wear liner.
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