High power, high frequency, vacuum flange
Abstract
An improved waveguide flange is disclosed for high power operation that helps prevent arcs from being initiated at the junctions between waveguide sections. The flanges at the end of the waveguide sections have counter bores surrounding the waveguide tubes. When the sections are bolted together the counter bores form a groove that holds a fully annealed copper gasket. Each counterbore has a beveled step that is specially configured to insure the gasket forms a metal-to-metal vacuum seal without gaps or sharp edges. The resultant inner surface of the waveguide is smooth across the junctions between waveguide sections, and arcing is prevented.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6038351
- Patent Number(s):
- 5196814
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-786647
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; WAVEGUIDES; DESIGN; ELECTRIC ARCS; COPPER; MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT; SEALING MATERIALS; SEALS; CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; 426000* - Engineering- Components, Electron Devices & Circuits- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Felker, B, and McDaniel, M R. High power, high frequency, vacuum flange. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Felker, B, & McDaniel, M R. High power, high frequency, vacuum flange. United States.
Felker, B, and McDaniel, M R. Tue .
"High power, high frequency, vacuum flange". United States.
@article{osti_6038351,
title = {High power, high frequency, vacuum flange},
author = {Felker, B and McDaniel, M R},
abstractNote = {An improved waveguide flange is disclosed for high power operation that helps prevent arcs from being initiated at the junctions between waveguide sections. The flanges at the end of the waveguide sections have counter bores surrounding the waveguide tubes. When the sections are bolted together the counter bores form a groove that holds a fully annealed copper gasket. Each counterbore has a beveled step that is specially configured to insure the gasket forms a metal-to-metal vacuum seal without gaps or sharp edges. The resultant inner surface of the waveguide is smooth across the junctions between waveguide sections, and arcing is prevented.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {3}
}
Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Note: You will be redirected to the USPTO site, which may require a pop-up blocker to be deactivated to view the patent. If so, you will need to manually turn off your browser's pop-up blocker, typically found within the browser settings. (See DOE Patents FAQs for more information.)
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.