Claims
- 1. A method of field-servicing a heat pipe apparatus having disconnecting valve means provided on a fill tube connected to an end cap thereof, the disconnecting valve means having a first end removably and fluidically connected to the fill tube, and a second end provided with a removable protective plug, comprising:
- removing the protective plug from second end of the disconnecting valve means to provide access to an internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus;
- removably coupling a stem portion to the second end of the disconnecting valve means, to provide a fluidic passage through the fill tube into the internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus; and
- removing the disconnecting valve means from the heat pipe apparatus by loosening a front portion having a compression fitting therein, the front portion being attached to the fill tube, and inserting a sample line through the fill tube into an internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus to obtain a fluid sample therefrom.
- 2. A method of field-servicing a heat pipe apparatus having disconnecting valve means provided on a fill tube connected to an end cap thereof, the disconnecting valve means having a first end removably and fluidically connected to the fill tube, and a second end provided with a removable protective plug, comprising:
- removing the protective plug from second end of the disconnecting valve means to provide access to an internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus;
- removably coupling a stem portion to the second end of the disconnecting valve means, to provide a fluidic passage through the fill tube into the internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus; and
- removing the disconnecting valve means from the heat pipe apparatus by loosening a front portion having a compression fitting therein, the front portion being attached to the fill tube, and inserting a thin fiberoptic borescope through the fill tube into an internal portion of the heat pipe apparatus to visually inspect same.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/539,397 filed Oct. 5, 1995, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (38)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Swagelok.RTM. brochure drawn to Instrumentation Quick-Connects (QC-590-1, Apr. 1993). 4 pages. |
Divisions (1)
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539397 |
Oct 1995 |
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