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Flexible collapse-resistant and length-stable vaccum hose

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174447
A hose for containing a vacuum, which hose has an impermeable flexible tube capable of holding a vacuum and a braided or interwoven flexible interior wall, said wall providing support to said interior wall of said impermeable flexible tube. Optionally, an exterior braided or woven wall may be provided to the hose for protection or to allow the hose to be used as a pressure hose. The hose may delimit a vacuum space through which may travel a thermal transfer line containing, for example, cryogenic fluid.
Research Organization:
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.,Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
Assignee:
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
Patent Number(s):
6,607,010
Application Number:
09/852,854
OSTI ID:
1174447
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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