Test Fixture for Simultaneous Evaluation of Steam Pipe Hydrosealing Methods

Abstract

A test fixture for the simultaneous evaluation of a plurality of seals including an outer tubular shell having a first terminal end and a second terminal end. A first bulkhead has interior and exterior sides to cover the first terminal end of the tubular shell and a second bulkhead has interior and exterior sides to cover the second terminal end of the tubular shell. A sleeve has a first terminal end and a second terminal end and is positioned inside the exterior tube. The sleeve may be segmented into two sections connected end to end. One end of the sleeve is fixed to a simulated pipe flange and sealed by a coaxial overlapping seal. The other end of the flange is connected to an adapted ring by a similar seal. Another such seal is used to connect the two segments of the sleeve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1998
Accession Number
ADD019159

Entities

People

  • Neil J. Dubois

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Assembly
  • Attorneys
  • Bulkheads
  • High Pressure
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Inventions
  • O Rings
  • Patents
  • Pipes
  • Rings
  • Segmented
  • Steam Pipes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Fixtures
  • Tubes
  • Walls

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering