Conduit seal assembly
AssigneeConocoPhillips Company
InventorsPaul R. Davies, Emery Jay Thomas, James L. Harris
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Abstract
A conduit seal assembly includes an outer conduit having a first end with a first opening and a second end, opposite the first end, with a second opening. A first seal is positioned in the first opening for resisting a first temperature, and a second seal is positioned in the second opening for resisting a second temperature less than the first temperature. The first and second seals define a cavity and provide an air-tight seal of the cavity, and the assembly includes a monitoring assembly configured to sense a characteristic in the cavity.
Claims12
A gas processing container for liquefying gases, comprising:
- a plurality of walls configured to form a chamber having an air-tight seal;
- gas processing equipment in the chamber to convert gaseous materials to liquid, at least some of the gas processing equipment configured to operate inside the chamber at temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or below;
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- a conduit seal assembly extending through a first wall of the plurality of walls, the conduit seal assembly comprising:
- an outer conduit having a first end with a first opening and a second end, opposite the first end, with a second opening;
- a first seal in the first opening for resisting a first range of temperatures;
- a second seal in the second opening for resisting a second range of temperatures that extends below the first range of temperatures, the first and second seals defining a cavity and providing an air-tight seal of the cavity;
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- a temperature-resistant internal boot that further protects the second end, wherein the temperature-resistant internal boot maintains flexibility at temperatures of −150 degrees Celsius and below.
A container for housing equipment to convert gaseous material to liquid, said container comprising:
- a plurality of walls forming a chamber having an air-tight seal, wherein equipment to convert a gaseous material to a liquid is in the chamber;
- a conduit seal assembly extending through a first wall of the plurality of walls, the conduit seal assembly comprising:
- an outer conduit having a first end with a first opening and a second end, opposite the first end, with a second opening;
- a first seal in the first opening, wherein said first seal resists a first range of temperatures;
- a second seal in the second opening, wherein said second seal resists a second range of temperatures that extends below the first range of temperatures, the first and second seals defining a cavity and providing an air-tight seal of the cavity;
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- a temperature-resistant internal boot that further protects the second end, wherein the temperature-resistant internal boot maintains flexibility at temperatures of −150° C. and below.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.