Patent classifications
F16L51/005
LOW-PRESSURE TUBULAR SYSTEM COMPRISING EXPANSION JOINTS
A low-pressure tubular system, for instance a vacuum tube train transportation system, comprising: a multitude of interconnected tube sections having a longitudinal axis; wherein each of the tube sections comprise a central part and two outer end parts; wherein the tubular system is configured to maintain a low-pressure environment within the connected tube sections; wherein the system further comprises a multitude of expansion joints connecting the tube sections; wherein each of the expansion joints comprises a sleeve made of a flexible sheet material and comprising a ring shaped endless central part and two ring shaped endless outer end parts; and wherein each of the outer end parts of the expansion joints are arranged to extend coaxial with an adjacent tube section and surround and sealingly engage the outer end part of said adjacent tube section.