Fluid conduit coupling with leakage detection

申请公布号：

US8231142(B2)

申请号：

US20090372017

申请日期：

2009.02.17

申请公布日期：

2012.07.31

申请人：

OLVER BRYAN W.;PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.

发明人：

OLVER BRYAN W.

分类号：

F16L41/08;F16L5/02

主分类号：

F16L41/08

摘要：

A fluid conduit coupling for a turbofan engine wherein the engine has a gas path defined by inner and outer duct walls and the exterior surface of the outer duct wall is readily accessible for visual inspection. In one example, a first fluid line extends across the gas path between the inner and outer duct walls and a second fluid line is connected to the first fluid line at the level of the outer duct wall. The first fluid line may include a female coupling member and the second fluid member may include a mating male coupling member. An annular sealing member is associated with the first and second couplings and a leak path is defined between the annular sealing member and the exterior surface of the outer duct wall, whereby fluid may be detected by visual inspection of the outer duct wall if a leak should occur at the annular sealing member.