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Title: High-flexibility, noncollapsing lightweight hose

Patent ·
OSTI ID:868744

A high-flexibility, noncollapsing, lightweight, large-bore, wire-reinforced hose is inside fiber-reinforced PVC tubing that is flexible, lightweight, and abrasion resistant. It provides a strong, kink- and collapse-free conduit for moving large quantities of dangerous fluids, e.g., removing radioactive waste water or processing chemicals.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC11-76PN00014
Assignee:
United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5203378
OSTI ID:
868744
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English