Vent and Blowdown Noise Control Solutions

HV SERIES Vent and Blowdown Silencers

For Any Application
Universal Silencers HV Series Vent and Blowdown Silencers effectively silence high-velocity air, steam, and gas vents and blowdowns to atmosphere, where sonic or critical conditions exist in the valve. Typical applications include: Steam boiler relief valves Superheater header relief valves Boiler startup and purge High-pressure air vents Natural gas blowdowns Switch valves Compressor blowoffs Autoclaves Steam ejectors

Why Universal??
Universal Silencers extensive in-house engineering, manufacturing, and testing facilities ensure optimal process, mechanical, and acoustic performance for all vent silencer applications. Annular Ring Acousti-Tube

HIGH-EFFICIENCY ACOUSTIC PACK

Design Advantages
Choice of overall attenuation, ranging from 15 dBA to 70 dBA and beyond. Unique design options, combined with the latest manufacturing techniques, ensure optimum performance and long life, even under demanding conditions. Readily customizable.

DESIGNED FOR OPTIMUM SPACE CONSIDERATIONS

ALL-WELDED STEEL OUTER SHELL

PACK RETENTION WITH PRECOMPRESSION

Standard Features
Welded heavy-duty steel construction. Inlet plenum covered with acoustic wrap and heavygauge steel shell. Highly absorptive fiberglass acoustic fill and heavygauge perforated face sheets. Inlet nozzle and diffuser with flange drilled to 150# ANSI standards. Lifting lugs and bottom drain. Painted exterior. Vertical or horizontal installation.

LOWER CHAMBER INSULATION (except HV05, HV10)

INLET DIFFUSER, DEPENDING ON APPLICATION

Optional Features
High-temperature acoustic fill. Special materials, such as stainless steel, monel, or hastelloy. Inspection openings. Mounting brackets or other special supports. Outlet head and nozzle. Restrictive diffuser built to ASME Section VIII, Division I, to maintain back pressure or control blowdown time. Elbow, tailpipe, or weatherhood. Special paint. Side inlet configuration.

The HV Series concentric annular ring design (left) and the wrapped Acousti-Tube vent silencer design (right) offers a unique choice of silencer profiles and configurations to meet specific needs.

Why the HV Series?

In vent applications, critical flow occurs for most gases at upstream valve pressures greater than twice the outlet pressure. Vent and blowdown noise levels increase with increased pressure drop and are also affected by valve aerodynamic recovery characteristics. Large valve, lowpressure vents will produce relatively broadband lowfrequency noise, while high-pressure vents with small valves will produce high-frequency noise.

Sub-sonic (or non-critical flow) low-pressure vent and blowdown applications do not require, nor in most cases does the valve have pressure drop available to permit, the use of an inlet diffuser. Contact Universal Silencer for silencer recommendations when a combination of both low pressure drop and acoustic requirements must be met. The HV Series comes with an inlet diffuser or orifice plate that is a critical element to the acoustic and mechanical performance of the silencer. Both the inlet nozzle and the diffuser/orifice plate are designed and constructed to withstand the thermal and impact stresses produced in high-pressure, high-temperature, continuous or intermittent vent and blowdown service. The lined inlet plenum (expansion chamber) of the silencer is a double shell separated by a layer of acoustic insulation and sound-deadening material. The inner shell is solid to prevent shell-radiated noise and acoustic fill migration. The transmission loss across the plenum and bottom head is comparable to the silencer attenuation.

needed to successfully meet customer performance requirements. A key element of a successful vent application is proper assignment of pressure drop in the piping, valve and vent silencer. Valve performance and life can be considerably extended by the appropriate distribution of pressure drop in the piping system, valve and vent silencer. In many instances, it is possible to reduce the pressure drop across the valve body (less than critical), thus reducing valve actuator open/close force requirements. Reduced valve wear from cavitation damage and reduced through-valve-body noise are added benefits of this approach. Universal Silencer verifies the valve flow and pressure drop characteristics from the valve manufacturers data sheet, and offers technical services, including determination of blowdown time; bottled volume calculations; and complete valve, pipe treatment, and vent discharge acoustic performance predictions.

Easy to Specify and Order

Vent and blowdown silencers are seldom simple catalog selections. However, Universal Silencer makes it easy to determine whether a standard HV series unit or a custom designed silencer is best suited to an application. Customers may simply: 1. provide Universal Silencer with detailed specifications and descriptions of the system, or 2. send the valve manufacturers data directly to Universal Silencer Universal Silencers experienced engineering staff then quickly generates a technical silencer proposal complete with pricing information.
Figure 1

Application Notes
The pipe size immediately downstream from a valve affects the noise spectrum octave band distribution; Universal Silencer balances reactive and absorptive elements in the silencer design to remedy these effects. The HV Series annular vent silencers are assembled with structural members that provide thermal expansion in hightemperature applications. The acoustic fill is long fiber, noncombustible, inert, vermin- and moisture-resistant fiberglass of at least 4 lb/ft3 density, and is protected by both fiberglass cloth and a perforated metal face sheet. The silencer is packed with a minimum of 10% compression fill; pack retaining rings are provided to minimize voids and fill settling. HV Series silencers are designed so the inlet flange and diffuser are matched to the discharge rating of the valve. Universal Silencer works diligently to obtain the most costeffective silencing solution by using a restrictive diffuser or orifice plate to stage the system pressure drop. Vent silencers with restrictive diffusers are designed with pressure ratings that match the PSV inlet pressure rating. Customers should review the valve manufacturers data sheet to ensure the control valve will not malfunction from the rated back pressure of the restrictive diffuser specified.

Application Analysis
Universal Silencer uses more than a dozen pieces of information from valve data sheets for vent and blowdown silencer analysis and selection, including:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. gas type flow rates inlet sizing and pressure rating piping arrangements upstream pressure and temperature

Universal Silencers Vent Specification Sheet (available at www.universalaet.com) is an ideal tool to record this and other information in a standard format. Using this information, Universal Silencer prepares computer analyses, such as those shown in Figure 1, and a comprehensive technical proposal and price quotation. Silencer selection is based upon optimization of flow velocity, required acoustical performance, and pressure drop. Universal Silencer is skilled in the process engineering principles

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niversal Silencer (USI) is one of the worlds premiere suppliers of noise control and air filtration solutions. Since 1959, manufacturers, packagers and end-users have relied upon USIs standard and custom-engineered solutions to quiet and protect their equipment on both the inlet and exhaust sides of applications. USI serves the industrial process, power generation, emissions, marine, and oil and gas markets, providing effective and efficient acoustic control and air filtration systems for gas turbines, engines, fans, blowers and vents. Our product line includes a vast complement of silencers, air filtration elements and housings, separators and accessories.

Our acoustic and filtration experts design solutions for such esteemed clients as Boise Cascade, Siemens-Westinghouse, Georgia Pacific, GE Power Systems, U.S. Pipe, Cummins PowerGen and General Mills. With nearly 100 years of engineering and design experience, you can trust that USI is the best choice to handle any noise control or filtration challengefrom the most basic to the most complex. USIs Technology and Research complex is fully equipped with equipment and instrumentation for silencer and filter acoustic testing: two semi-anechoic chambers, eight engine test cells (complete with dynamometers), a complete engine emissions and control test area, and several rotary positive blowers and centrifugal fans. Complete facilities and equipment enable USI to develop and test air filtration products, and conduct applied research in acoustics, electronics and controls.

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