Apparatus and method of preloading vibration-damping bellows
Abstract
An improved vibration damping bellows mount or interconnection is disclosed. In one aspect, the bellows is compressively prestressed along its length to offset vacuum-generated tensile loads and thereby improve vibration damping characteristics.
- Inventors:
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- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866637
- Patent Number(s):
- 4755025
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; preloading; vibration-damping; bellows; improved; vibration; damping; mount; interconnection; disclosed; aspect; compressively; prestressed; length; offset; vacuum-generated; tensile; loads; improve; characteristics; vibration damping; tensile load; /359/92/222/248/
Citation Formats
Cutburth, Ronald W. Apparatus and method of preloading vibration-damping bellows. United States: N. p., 1988.
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"Apparatus and method of preloading vibration-damping bellows". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866637.
@article{osti_866637,
title = {Apparatus and method of preloading vibration-damping bellows},
author = {Cutburth, Ronald W},
abstractNote = {An improved vibration damping bellows mount or interconnection is disclosed. In one aspect, the bellows is compressively prestressed along its length to offset vacuum-generated tensile loads and thereby improve vibration damping characteristics.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {1}
}