Sealing device for hyper tube
AssigneeKorea Railroad Research Institute
InventorsJaeHeon Choi, KwanSup Lee, SuYong Choi, JinHo Lee, YongJun Jang, ChangYoung Lee, LeeHyeon Kim, MinHwan Ok, JungYoul Lim, JeongMin Jo
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a sealing apparatus for use in a hypertube, which includes a first tube, a second tube having one end connected to an end of the first tube, and a gasket including a seal made of a fiber structure formed with a space that is filled with a sealing fluid, wherein the gasket is configured to seal a space between the first tube and the second tube.
Claims8
A sealing apparatus for use in a hypertube ultra-high-speed vacuum train system, the sealing apparatus comprising:
- a first tube and a second tube having one end connected to an end of the first tube;
- a gasket comprising a seal made of a fiber structure formed with a space that is filled with a sealing fluid, wherein the gasket is located in a radial space between the first tube and the second tube to maintain a seal between a vacuum or near-vacuum inside the first and second tubes and an atmosphere outside of the first and second tubes;
- a fluid tank that is outside of the gasket and configured to store the sealing fluid;
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- a sealing fluid leakage sensor configured to check a remaining amount of the sealing fluid in the fluid tank.
A hypertube ultra-high-speed vacuum train system, comprising:
- a first tube;
- a second tube having one end connected to an end of the first tube, a fluid tank that is outside of the gasket, coupled to the first tube and the second tube, and configured to store a sealing fluid;
- a gasket comprising a seal made of a fiber structure formed with a space that is filled with the sealing fluid, wherein the gasket is located in a radial space between the first tube and the second tube to maintain a seal between a vacuum or near-vacuum inside the first and second tubes and an atmosphere outside of the first and second tubes;
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- a sealing fluid leakage sensor configured to check a remaining amount of the sealing fluid in the fluid tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.