Sealing coupling. [LMFBR]
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:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5837339
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83018061
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-053905; EDB-83-176211
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; COUPLINGS; FUEL PINS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; SUPPORTS; BREEDER REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; 210500* - Power Reactors, Breeding
Citation Formats
Pardini, J A, Brubaker, R C, and Rusnak, J J. Sealing coupling. [LMFBR]. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Pardini, J A, Brubaker, R C, & Rusnak, J J. Sealing coupling. [LMFBR]. United States.
Pardini, J A, Brubaker, R C, and Rusnak, J J. Mon .
"Sealing coupling. [LMFBR]". United States.
@article{osti_5837339,
title = {Sealing coupling. [LMFBR]},
author = {Pardini, J A and Brubaker, R C and Rusnak, J 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 = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {9}
}
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