Conduit grinding apparatus

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867858

Nachbar, Henry D ^[1]; Korytkowski, Alfred S ^[2]

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1. Ballston Lake, NY
2. Scotia, NY

A grinding apparatus for grinding the interior portion of a valve stem receiving area of a valve. The apparatus comprises a faceplate, a plurality of cams mounted to an interior face of the faceplate, a locking bolt to lock the faceplate at a predetermined position on the valve, a movable grinder and a guide tube for positioning an optical viewer proximate the area to be grinded. The apparatus can either be rotated about the valve for grinding an area of the inner diameter of a valve stem receiving area or locked at a predetermined position to grind a specific point in the receiving area.

• Research Organization: Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC12-76SN00052
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5022192
• OSTI ID: 867858
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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