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Pyrotechnic Tubing ConnectorTool 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.
Document ID
19880000355
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Graves, Thomas J.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex.)
Yang, Robert A.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex.)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 12
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Fabrication Technology
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21262
Accession Number
88B10355
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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