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US 2018/0111708 A1Published application
System, method and apparatus for preserving and capping tubes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Technology GmbH
InventorsRONALD FRANCIS KONOPACKI, ALLAN GUNN FERRY
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Abstract
A system for preserving and capping tubes includes a compressed air reservoir for storing compressed air, a preservative reservoir containing a supply of a preservative, a nozzle in fluid communication with the compressed air reservoir and the preservative reservoir for injecting the preservative into the interior of a tube, and a capping device configured to insert a cap onto the end of the tube.
Claims20
A system for preserving and capping tubes, comprising:
- a compressed air reservoir for storing compressed air;
- a preservative reservoir containing a supply of a preservative;
- a nozzle in fluid communication with the compressed air reservoir and the preservative reservoir for injecting the preservative into the interior of a tube;
- and
- a capping device configured to insert a cap onto the end of the tube.
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An apparatus for preserving and capping boiler tubes, comprising:
- a mechanism for injecting a preservative into an interior of a tube;
- a mechanism for inserting a cap onto the end of the tube;
- and
- a heating device for heat shrinking the cap to an outer surface of the tube.
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A method for preserving and capping a tube, comprising the steps of:
- placing a preservative injection nozzle in close association with an end of a tube;
- entraining a preservative with a supply of compressed air and injecting the preservative into the interior of the tube through the nozzle;
- arranging a capping device in close association with the end of the tube;
- pressing a cap onto the end of the tube with the capping device;
- and
- applying heat to the cap to heat shrink the cap to the outer surface of the tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.