Seal with stress-control groove
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A screw-connection pipe fitting with an elastomer seal forms the subject of this patent. The main feature of the design is that a series of grooves and fluid passages are used to ensure that the seal is pressurised by the fluid pressure in the pipe. This includes a groove in the threaded section of