High temperature face seals of tubes
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMehrad Mehr, Robert Mantz, Bahram Jadidian
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Abstract
An assembly includes a first tube defining a first smooth, planar surface at an end of the first tube. The assembly includes a second tube defining a second smooth, planar surface at an end of the second tube. The assembly includes a force mechanism configured to apply a force to at least one of the first tube or the second tube to maintain contact between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface and the second surface are configured to interface to form a substantially hermetic seal when the assembly is cycled through a temperature cycle. The force is substantially normal to the first and second surfaces.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a first tube defining a first smooth, planar surface at an end of the first tube;
- a second tube defining a second smooth, planar surface at an end of the second tube;
- a force mechanism configured to apply a force to at least one of the first tube or the second tube to maintain contact between the first surface and the second surface;
- wherein the first surface and the second surface are configured to interface to form a substantially hermetic seal,
- wherein the force is substantially normal to the first and second surfaces.
A method comprising:
- contacting a first smooth, planar surface at an end of a first tube with a second smooth, planar surface at an end of a second tube to form an interface between the first tube and the second tube;
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- applying a force with a force mechanism to at least one of the first tube or the second tube, wherein the force is normal to the first surface and the second surface, wherein the force causes a substantially hermetic seal to form between the first surface and the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.