Facilitating control of fluid or slurry movement in collapsible tube

• Main Authors: MCALLISTER STEVEN ALEXANDER, SOCH CARLO ALBERTO MARIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 12.07.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; WEAPONS

A device is provided that facilitates the control of the movement of a fluid or slurry in a collapsible tube. The device includes a tube. The tube includes: a first opposing wall portion and a second opposing wall portion, the first opposing wall portion and the second opposing wall portion having circumferentially varying thicknesses, the circumferentially varying thicknesses including a first maximum thickness and a second maximum thickness, respectively, the first maximum thickness and the second maximum thickness being disposed on opposing sides of the tube; and a third opposing wall portion and a fourth opposing wall portion between the first opposing wall portion and the second opposing wall portion, the third opposing wall portion and the fourth opposing wall portion having a third circumferential minimum thickness and a fourth circumferential minimum thickness, respectively, a third minimum thickness and a fourth minimum thickness are disposed on opposite sides of the tube near an intermediate between