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US 7,604,240 B2Granted
Capillary seal for a burn chamber
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAlan R. Arthur
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Abstract
A heat-tolerant capillary seal for a burn chamber preferably includes a pass-through in an outlet of the burn chamber and an adhesion material in a gap between the pass-through and the interior of the outlet.
Claims19
A heat-tolerant capillary seal for a burn chamber comprising:
- a pass-through received in an outlet of the bum chamber;
- and
- an adhesion material for use in a gap between said pass-through and an interior of the outlet, wherein said adhesion material liquefies from a solid form during operation of the burn chamber.
A heat-tolerant capillary seal for an outlet of a bum chamber, said seal comprising:
- interface means for passing a conductor between an interior and exterior of said burn chamber through said outlet;
- and
- sealing means for liquidly sealing a gap between said burn chamber and said interface means.
A method of using a heat-tolerant capillary seal to seal an outlet of a burn chamber, said method comprising:
- heating said burn chamber to melt an adhesive material disposed in a gap between said outlet of said burn chamber and a pass-through disposed in said outlet, said adhesive material, when melted, forming a capillary seal around said pass-through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.