US Patent 11305298 Discharge modifier for pressurized vessels

A discharge modifier for a pressurized vessel. A shroud includes a base wall, a circumferentially extending skirt extending away from the base wall, and an outlet in the skirt. A manifold includes a hub, including an axial lower end, an axially upper end, a radially outer surface, an inlet at the lower end, a main passage extending between the lower and upper ends, and a plurality of branch passages in fluid communication with, and extending transversely outwardly from, the main passage. The manifold also includes a plurality of barrels extending radially outwardly with respect to the manifold hub, and including a plurality of barrel passages in fluid communication with the plurality of branch passages of the manifold hub.