o-ring seal failure
1ring — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage or betrothal. 2 a circular band of any material. 3 the rim of a cylindrical or circular object, or a line or band round it. 4 a mark… …
2O-ring — This article is about the mechanical seal. For other uses, see Oring. Typical O ring and application An O ring, also known as a packing, or a toric joint, is a mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus; it is a loop of elastomer with a disc… …
3Dry gas seal — Dry gas seals are non contacting, dry running mechanical face seals consist of a mating (rotating) ring and a primary (stationary) ring. When operating, grooves in the rotating ring generate a fluid dynamic force causing the stationary ring to… …
4O-ring boss seal — An O Ring boss seal is a technique for joining two fluid carrying pipes, hoses or tubing. In an o ring boss (abbreviated ORB) system, a male threaded part is inserted into a female threaded part, providing a mechanical seal. This system differs… …
5O-ring — n. a gasket in the form of a ring with a circular cross section. * * * /oh ring /, n. a ring of pliable material, as rubber or neoprene, used as a gasket: the failure of an O ring caused the explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger… …
6List of Ring characters — This article lists the characters who have appeared in the Ring Trilogy franchise. The series, originally a trilogy of novels written by Koji Suzuki, but mostly known as the Japanese horror films directed by Hideo Nakata. The original film series …
7Dick Scobee — Francis Richard Dick Scobee NASA Astronaut Nationality American Status Killed during mission Born May 19, 1939 …
8Space Shuttle Challenger disaster — For more information about the final mission and crew of the Challenger, see STS 51 L. Space Shuttle Challenger s smoke plume after the in flight breakup that killed all seven crew members …
9Hydraulic machinery — are machines and tools which use fluid power to do work. Heavy equipment is a common example.In this type of machine, high pressure hydraulic fluid is transmitted throughout the machine to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders. The… …
10Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
