Sealing coupling
Abstract
Disclosed is a remotely operable releasable sealing coupling which provides fluid-tight joinder of upper and a lower conduit sections. Each conduit section has a concave conical sealing surface adjacent its end portion. A tubular sleeve having convex spherical ends is inserted between the conduit ends to form line contact with the concave conical end portions. An inwardly projecting lip located at one end of the sleeve cooperates with a retaining collar formed on the upper pipe end to provide swivel capture for the sleeve. The upper conduit section also includes a tapered lower end portion which engages the inside surface of the sleeve to limit misalignment of the connected conduit sections.
- Inventors:
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- Brookfield, IL
- Naperville, IL
- Orland Park, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865445
- Patent Number(s):
- 4515750
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- sealing; coupling; disclosed; remotely; operable; releasable; provides; fluid-tight; joinder; upper; conduit; sections; section; concave; conical; surface; adjacent; portion; tubular; sleeve; convex; spherical; inserted; form; line; contact; portions; inwardly; projecting; lip; located; cooperates; retaining; collar; formed; pipe; provide; swivel; capture; tapered; engages; inside; limit; misalignment; connected; remotely operable; inside surface; sealing surface; tubular sleeve; collar formed; sealing coupling; provides fluid; convex spherical; conduit sections; surface adjacent; line contact; conduit section; /376/277/285/976/
Citation Formats
Pardini, John A, Brubaker, Robert C, and Rusnak, John J. Sealing coupling. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Pardini, John A, Brubaker, Robert C, & Rusnak, John J. Sealing coupling. United States.
Pardini, John A, Brubaker, Robert C, and Rusnak, John J. Tue .
"Sealing coupling". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865445.
@article{osti_865445,
title = {Sealing coupling},
author = {Pardini, John A and Brubaker, Robert C and Rusnak, John J},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is a remotely operable releasable sealing coupling which provides fluid-tight joinder of upper and a lower conduit sections. Each conduit section has a concave conical sealing surface adjacent its end portion. A tubular sleeve having convex spherical ends is inserted between the conduit ends to form line contact with the concave conical end portions. An inwardly projecting lip located at one end of the sleeve cooperates with a retaining collar formed on the upper pipe end to provide swivel capture for the sleeve. The upper conduit section also includes a tapered lower end portion which engages the inside surface of the sleeve to limit misalignment of the connected conduit sections.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}
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