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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Fei Philip Lee, Holland, MI (US);
Ralph J. Worthington, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fei Philip Lee, Holland, MI (US);
Ralph J. Worthington, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/00 (2006.01); A62C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid transfer system having improved stress accommodation properties and thermal insulation properties is provided. The fluid transfer system includes a fluid transfer conduit comprising a plurality of concentric tubes configured to divide and distribute an axial stress induced in the fluid transfer conduit to each of the tubes and a vacuum cavity between the fluid transfer conduit and a structural support of the fluid transfer system to insulate fluid from a surrounding environment.