Flexible conduit
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1. Flexible conduit for conveying cryogenic fluids, having a metal inner tube, and a metal outer tube, said flexible conduit comprising:
- a strip-shaped spacer member made of a material of low thermal conductivity which is spirally wound on said inner tube such that said spacer member contacts both said inner tube and said outer tube wherein said strip-shaped spacer member is twisted about its own axis and includes a metal that is stable with respect to high-energy radiation and has a thermal conductivity of less than 25 W/m-K and a tensile strength of more than 240 MPa.
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A flexible conduit for conveying cryogenic fluids has a metal inner tube and a metal outer tube. A strip-shaped spacer member is made of a material of low thermal conductivity, which is spirally wound on the inner tube such that it contacts both the inner and outer tubes. The strip-shaped spacer member is twisted about its own axis and includes a metal that is stable with respect to high-energy radiation and has a thermal conductivity of less than 25 W/m·K and a tensile strength of more than 240 MPa.
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1. Flexible conduit for conveying cryogenic fluids, having a metal inner tube, and a metal outer tube, said flexible conduit comprising:
a strip-shaped spacer member made of a material of low thermal conductivity which is spirally wound on said inner tube such that said spacer member contacts both said inner tube and said outer tube wherein said strip-shaped spacer member is twisted about its own axis and includes a metal that is stable with respect to high-energy radiation and has a thermal conductivity of less than 25 W/m-K and a tensile strength of more than 240 MPa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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