Modular sand and dust environmental testing system
AssigneeAir Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation
InventorDaniel A. Lehman
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Abstract
A portable environmental testing system for environmental testing with particulate matter, such as sand and dust, is disclosed. The components of the system are largely contained within a modular container, such as an intermodal shipping container. The testing system uses a feeder to feed precise amounts of particulate matter into an injector, which injects the particulate matter into an airflow that leads to a nozzle assembly. The airflow itself is generated by a compressed air system. The material input station, for inputting particulate matter, includes operator protection features, like a negative draw fan. The system may be provided with wheels and a tow bar.
Claims15
A modular particulate matter environmental testing system, comprising:
- a shipping container including:
- a material input station adapted to accept particulate matter;
- a particulate matter feed assembly in fluid communication with the material input station to receive the particulate matter, the particulate matter feed assembly being adapted to meter and deliver defined amounts or concentrations of the particulate matter to a feed valve;
- a compressed air supply system supplying compressed air to the material input station and the particulate matter feed assembly;
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- a nozzle assembly coupled along an exterior sidewall of the shipping container and receiving compressed air with entrained particulate matter from the feed valve;
- wherein the material input station, the particulate matter feed assembly and the compressed air supply system are positioned within the shipping container in an operational configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.