A new hydraulically actuated titanium sampling valve for deep-sea hydrothermal fluid samplers

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-469

  Wu, Shi Jun ^a   Yang, Can Jun ^a   Pester, Nicholas J ^b   Chen, Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sea; high pressure; seals; valves

Indexed keywords

ACTUATING MECHANISMS; CRITICAL PARTS; DEEP SEA; DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; FIELD TEST; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; KEY FEATURE; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; HOT SPRINGS; TITANIUM; VENTS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 79960012066     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2011.2140410     Document Type: Article

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