Pressurizable dilatometer system and apparatus
OwnerDavid N. BREWERinventor
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Abstract
Dilatometer systems for measuring characteristics of material samples are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dilatometer system includes a reactor adapted to receive the test sample, a density trap in fluid communication with the reactor, a first fluid selectively filling the reactor and a portion of the density trap, and a second fluid selectively filling a portion of the density trap. The first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible with one another and selectively form an immiscible fluid boundary in the density trap. The dilatometer system further includes a heater that selectively heats the first fluid.
Claims20
A dilatometer system for measuring a characteristic of a test sample, comprising:
- a reactor adapted to receive the test sample;
- a density trap in fluid communication with the reactor;
- a first fluid selectively filling the reactor and a portion of the density trap;
- a second fluid selectively filling a portion of the density trap;
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- a heater that selectively heats the first fluid,
- wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible with one another and selectively form an immiscible fluid boundary in the density trap.
A dilatometer system for measuring a characteristic of a test sample, comprising:
- a reactor adapted to receive the test sample;
- a first fluid selectively filling the reactor;
- a second fluid that is immiscible with the first fluid, the second fluid forming an immiscible fluid boundary at a location where the first fluid contacts the second fluid;
- a heater that selectively heats the first fluid;
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- a computer comprising a processor and a memory and having a computer readable instruction set stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor:
- the computer instructs the heater to heat at least the first fluid and the test sample over a range of temperatures;
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- the computer monitors a volume of the first fluid based on the position of the immiscible fluid boundary over the range of temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.