A method and apparatus for reducing an intensity of an electrical discharge that occurs within a fluid transport system in an aerospace vehicle. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a transport member. The transport member is configured for use in the fluid transport system. The tra
A method and apparatus for reducing an intensity of an electrical discharge that occurs within a fluid transport system in an aerospace vehicle. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a transport member. The transport member is configured for use in the fluid transport system. The transport member includes a material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the transport member.
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1. An apparatus comprising: a first transport member configured for use in a fluid transport system, wherein the first transport member is comprised of a material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the first transport member;a second tr
1. An apparatus comprising: a first transport member configured for use in a fluid transport system, wherein the first transport member is comprised of a material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the first transport member;a second transport member configured for use in the fluid transport system, wherein the second transport member is comprised of the material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to the electromagnetic event, along the second transport member, and wherein the second transport member is separated from the first transport member by an interface;a coupling assembly connecting the first transport member and the second transport member, the coupling assembly including a first ferrule that connects to the first transport member and a second ferrule that connects to the second transport member, the first ferrule including a first groove in which is a first O-ring and a second groove in which is a second O-ring, the second ferrule including a third groove in which is a third O-ring and a fourth groove in which is a fourth O-ring, the coupling assembly further including a clamshell device connected to a sleeve, wherein when the coupling assembly is in a closed position: the first O-ring creates a first seal and a first conductive pathway between the first ferrule and the clamshell device, the second O-ring creates a second seal and a second conductive pathway between the first ferrule and the sleeve, the third O-ring creates a third seal and a third conductive pathway between the second ferrule and the sleeve, and the fourth O-ring creates a fourth seal and a fourth conductive pathway between the second ferrule and the clamshell device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport member is one in a plurality of transport members configured for use in the fluid transport system. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the material for the transport member is selected such that the transport member has an electrical resistance within a selected range that includes per unit length electrical resistance levels at least one of above about 100 kilohms per meter and below about 100 megohms per meter. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the transport member is a tube and wherein the electrical resistance of the tube varies with respect to an axis through the tube. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the electrical resistance of the transport member varies by less than a selected percentage over time. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the selected percentage is between about 20 percent and about 40 percent. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport member is a tube. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport member is a fuel transport member located within a fuel tank in the fluid transport system. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport member is a first transport member and further comprising: a second transport member configured for use in the fluid transport system, wherein the second transport member is comprised of the material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to the electromagnetic event, along the second transport member. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising: a coupling assembly configured to couple the first transport member to the second transport member in the fluid transport system. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the material is a composite material. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the composite material is a non-metallic composite material. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the composite material is selected such that the transport member is configured to at least one of allow static dissipation and prevent a build-up of electrostatic charge. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the fluid transport system is a fuel system and the transport member is a tube having a channel through which fuel is moved. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid transport system is configured for use in a platform selected from one of an aerospace vehicle, a ground vehicle, and a water vehicle.
Winter, Karl-Heinz; Gerth, Klaus, Glass elements with a conductive coating, the use thereof, as well as devices, installations and pipe conducts produced therefrom.
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