Hydraulic machinery suffers from the disadvantage of leakage of the fluid. Faulty pipe joints are one of the main offenders in this respect. In this paper the author describes some tests, carried out on a variety of pipe joints, to find a satisfactory one. In the absence of quantitative data, a joint and joint-ring were designed from the results of the tests. It is hoped that this paper will stimulate interest in this subject and so lead eventually to a wider knowledge and greater efficiency.
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