Seals for sealing a pressure vessel such as a nuclear reactor vessel or the like
Patent
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OSTI ID:4095009
A description is given of seals for sealing a pressure vessel such as a nuclear reactor vessel, steam boiler vessel, or any other vessel which is desirably sealed against pressure of the type including a housing and a housing closure that present opposed vertical sealing surfaces which define the sides of a channel. The seals of the present invention comprise at least one sealing member disposed in the channel, having at least one stop face, a base portion and two shank portions extending from the base portion to form a groove-like recess. The shank portions are provided with sealing surfaces arranged to mate with the opposed vertical pressure vessel sealing surfaces. A shank-spreading wedge element also disposed in the channel has at least one stop face and is engaged in the groove-like recess with the sealing member and wedge element stop face adjacent to each other. (Official Gazette)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-019596
- Assignee:
- to Deutsche Babcock and Wilcox Aktiengesellschaft
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3915462
- OSTI ID:
- 4095009
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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