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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Trevor Bryan Husband, Banbury, GB;
Philip Alan Charles Walton, Oxon, GB;
Trevor Bryan Husband, Banbury, GB;
Philip Alan Charles Walton, Oxon, GB;
Siemens Plc, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GB;
Abstract
A burst disc arrangement for a cryostat comprising a replaceable burst disc () held in compression between a high-pressure flange formed at an end of a high-pressure conduit (), and a low-pressure flange () formed at an end of a low-pressure conduit (). In particular, the burst disc arrangement further comprises: a housing () enclosing the high- and low-pressure flanges; and compression means (), distributed around the housing () and being arranged to bear upon the one of the flanges (), so as to urge it towards the other flange, thereby retaining the burst disc () in compression between the flanges. The housing () includes a first opening () large enough to allow the replaceable burst disc () to pass therethrough.