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AssigneeGarlock Sealing Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrandon T. Phillips, Ming-Hang Yang, Louis J. Mattina, Lindsay Hornbeck, Nicholas C. Wheeler, Trisha Perry Sampieri, Robert J. Winegar, Jr., Sadou Ongoiba, Michael Ryan
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An expansion joint is formed from a plurality of layers comprising a ring tie-in ply, a pair of arch rings at opposing transition points, two body plies, with inverted bias cut angles between about 48° to 60°, where about is typically plus or minus 1 degree. The arch geometry is such that the arch has an axial length C between the transition points and an inner surface arch circumference length of A between the transition points in a neutral state, such that the maximum compression distance for the expansion joint is the length C, the maximum elongation distance for the expansion joint is a length (A−C), and a maximum lateral deflection length for the expansion joint is a length Y.
An expansion joint with an arch geometry comprising,
A fluid system having a plurality of pipes to transport a fluid media, wherein the plurality of pipes have at least a first pipe with a first pipe flange and a second pipe with a second pipe flange, the fluid system comprising:
An expansion joint with an arch geometry comprising,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.