Testing Apparatus and Method
AssigneeOFI Testing Equipment, Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Norwood, Jarod R. Hammar
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a materials testing method and apparatus comprises a test cell, a temperature control system, a pressure control system, a volume measurement system, a strength indicator system, at least one processor and an output device. The apparatus provides real-time output of temperature and pressure conditions, volume change of a test sample, and strength indication. A method of sample testing includes concurrent measurement of pressure, temperature, volume measurement and strength indication. Processed data is output to at least one graphic user interface as a function of time.
Claims15
An apparatus for measuring properties of a sample comprising:
- a test cell;
- said test cell having a cell interior;
- a volume measurement system;
- a strength indicator system;
- at least one processor operationally connected to each of the volume system, the temperature system, the pressure system and the strength system;
- and
- an output device.
A method for measuring properties of a test sample comprising:
- a sample placement step;
- a temperature control step;
- a pressure control step;
- a volume measurement step;
- and
- a strength indicator step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.