Braided hose
A reinforced hose includes a tube and a braided sleeve disposed about an outside of the tube. The braided sleeve includes a plurality of bundles. A bundle may be defined as a plurality of threads extending along a same path of a braiding pattern of the braided sleeve. At least one of the bundles includes a metallic thread and a non-metallic thread.
1. A reinforced hose, comprising:
a tube; and
a braided sleeve disposed about an outside of the tube, wherein
the braided sleeve includes a plurality of bundles, a bundle being defined as a plurality of threads extending along a same path of a braiding pattern of the braided sleeve, and
at least one of the bundles includes a first thread of a first material and a second thread of a second material different than the first material.
2. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein the first material is metallic.
3. The reinforced hose of claim 2 , wherein the first material includes stainless steel.
4. The reinforced hose of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first and second materials includes aluminum.
5. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein the second material is non-metallic.
6. The reinforced hose of claim 5 , wherein the second material includes a polymer.
7. The reinforced hose of claim 5 , wherein the second thread includes a monofilament selected from the group consisting of a polyester monofilament, a nylon monofilament, and any combination thereof.
8. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein the first thread is metallic and the second thread is non-metallic.
9. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , further comprising a fitting coupled to an end of the tube and the braided sleeve.
10. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the bundles includes a plurality of metallic threads and a plurality of non-metallic threads, and
the metallic threads are arranged to alternate with the non-metallic threads.
11. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein the first thread and the second thread are a similar color.
12. A reinforced hose, comprising:
a tube; and
a braided sleeve disposed about an outside of the tube, wherein
the braided sleeve includes a plurality of bundles, a bundle being defined as a plurality of threads extending along a same path of a braiding pattern of the braided sleeve,
at least one of the bundles is a mixed bundle, a mixed bundle being defined as a bundle of threads including at least one thread of a first material and at least one thread of a second material different than the first material, and
a burst pressure of the reinforced hose is higher than a burst pressure of a hose without the at least one mixed bundle.
13. The reinforced hose of claim 12 , wherein the first material is metallic.
14. The reinforced hose of claim 13 , wherein the first material includes stainless steel.
15. The reinforced hose of claim 13 , wherein the first material includes aluminum.
16. The reinforced hose of claim 12 , wherein the second material is non-metallic.
17. The reinforced hose of claim 16 , wherein the second material includes a polymer.
18. The reinforced hose of claim 16 , wherein the second material includes a monofilament selected from the group consisting of a polyester monofilament, a nylon monofilament, and any combination thereof.
19. The reinforced hose of claim 12 , wherein the first material is metallic and the second material is non-metallic.
20. The reinforced hose of claim 12 , wherein the burst pressure of the reinforced hose is at least about 10% higher than the burst pressure of the hose without the at least one mixed bundle.
21. The reinforced hose of claim 12 , wherein the burst pressure has a value of at least 1150 psi.
22. The reinforced hose of claim 1 , wherein the braided sleeve is disposed at an exterior surface of the reinforced hose.