Measuring and testing – With fluid pressure – Clamp – plug – or sealing feature
Patent
1980-05-02
1982-01-19
Howell, Kyle L.
Measuring and testing
With fluid pressure
Clamp, plug, or sealing feature
73 46, G01M 304
Patent
active
043110380
ABSTRACT:
The clamping apparatus is adapted for testing a flanged device having a casing defining a chamber and at least one annular end flange disposed on a horizontal test plate having a fluid inlet. At least one clamping unit is provided which comprises a lever disposed in a radial direction relative to the center of the annular flange. The lever has an outer end detachably resting on an underlying support, and an inner end gripping a portion of the flange. A fulcrum is fixedly mounted above the lever intermediate its inner and outer ends. The lever is adapted to pivot about the fulcrum. A hydraulic ram exerts a vertical force against one end of the lever, thereby causing the inner end of the lever to exert a predetermined clamping pressure on the flange, so as to obtain a fluid-tight connection between the flange and the plate.
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Breston Michael P.
Howell Kyle L.
Roskos Joseph W.
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