Publication Date:
2019-07-12
Description:
Tool forms mechanical seal at joint without levers or hydraulic apparatus. Proposed tool intended for use in outer space used on Earth by heavily garbed workers to join tubing in difficult environments. Called Pyrotool, used with Lokring (or equivalent) fittings. Piston slides in cylinder when pushed by gas from detonating pyrotechnic charge. Impulse of piston compresses fittings, sealing around butting ends of tubes.
Keywords:
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY
Type:
MSC-21262
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NASA Tech Briefs (ISSN 0145-319X); 12; 6; P. 78
Format:
text
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