Patent ID: 9618148
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B64D,F16L,H01B,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Claim:
1. A fluid carrying element for use in a fuel system of an aircraft as a dielectric isolator and especially adapted for interconnecting facing ends of a fluid carrying member disposed concentrically within an outer shroud, comprising: a fluid carrying element within the fuel system of the aircraft including: (i) an inner tubular element interconnecting the facing ends of the fluid carrying member and arranged in an inline configuration with said facing ends; (ii) an outer annular portion interconnecting facing ends of the outer shroud; (iii) a circumferential web interconnecting the inner tubular element to the outer annular portion, said circumferential web including a plurality of openings; (iv) a pair of couplings for securing opposing ends of the outer annular portion to the facing ends of the outer shroud; and wherein the inner tubular element is constructed of a composition including about 50 wt % to 98 wt % of PEEK, about 0.05 wt % to 2.0 wt % of carbon nanotubes; and wherein the inner tubular element composition exhibits a bulk volume resistivity from about 10