Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps
Abstract
A housing is disclosed for the containment of instrumentation in a high pressure fluid environment that consists of a metallic endcap and ceramic cylinder bonded together. The improvement comprises a structure which results in the improved sealing of said housing as the fluid pressure increases. The cylindrical ceramic tube and endcap are dimensioned such that mechanical failure does not occur when exposed to the desired external operating pressures which includes up to 36,000 feet of water. The housing is designed to withstand the external operating pressures without being subject to mechanical failure or excessive deformation which results in the loss of pressure housing integrity via cracking or deformation of the ceramic tube, deformation of the endcap, or from failure of the bonding agent. 9 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 87732
- Patent Number(s):
- 5427268
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-078,363
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 27 Jun 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; CONTAINERS; DESIGN; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; CLOSURES; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; FAILURES
Citation Formats
Downing, Jr, J P, DeRoos, B G, and Hackman, D J. Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Downing, Jr, J P, DeRoos, B G, & Hackman, D J. Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps. United States.
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"Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps". United States.
@article{osti_87732,
title = {Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps},
author = {Downing, Jr, J P and DeRoos, B G and Hackman, D J},
abstractNote = {A housing is disclosed for the containment of instrumentation in a high pressure fluid environment that consists of a metallic endcap and ceramic cylinder bonded together. The improvement comprises a structure which results in the improved sealing of said housing as the fluid pressure increases. The cylindrical ceramic tube and endcap are dimensioned such that mechanical failure does not occur when exposed to the desired external operating pressures which includes up to 36,000 feet of water. The housing is designed to withstand the external operating pressures without being subject to mechanical failure or excessive deformation which results in the loss of pressure housing integrity via cracking or deformation of the ceramic tube, deformation of the endcap, or from failure of the bonding agent. 9 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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