The Boeing Company

Vaughn Lawrence Brady

Gregory Mark Waugh

Pradip K Saha

Mark E Bice

Michael E Lomax

Don E Norris

An electromagnetically formed fluid circuit joint () includes a tubular conduit () that has an outer surface () with a groove (). A hollow fitting () is mechanically separate from and received over the tubular conduit (). The hollow fitting () includes an electromagnetic field formed wall deformation () that extends into the groove ().

Electromagnetic mechanical pulse forming of fluid joints for high-pressure applications

An apparatus and method for testing electromagnetic effects. In one advantageous embodiment, the apparatus has a chamber, a door connected to the chamber, a gas supply system attached to the chamber, a plurality of electrical connectors attached to the chamber, a removable platform, and a specimen holding. The chamber has an opening into an interior space located in the chamber. The door closes to seal the opening and prevents a flammable gaseous mixture in the interior space from leaking out of the interior space of the chamber. The gas supply system is configured for connection to the gas supply system to allow introduction of the flammable gaseous mixture into the interior space. The removable platform is moveable into and out of the interior space of the chamber through the opening. The specimen holding system located on the removable platform and is configured to hold a specimen and is electrically connected to the plurality of electrical connectors when the removable platform is placed into the chamber, wherein an electrical current travels through the specimen when the electrical current is supplied by an electrical current source that is connected to the plurality of electrical connectors.

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Vaughn Lawrence Brady