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US 2021/0063331 A1Published application
Dilatometer
AssigneeStress Engineering Services, Inc.
InventorShannon R. Read
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Abstract
A dilatometer includes a housing, a sample carrier and a dimensional sensor. The housing defines a test chamber and an inlet port in communication with the test chamber. The sample carrier is disposed in the test chamber and includes a sample retention portion. The sample retention portion is configured to retain a material sample thereto. The dimensional sensor is coupled with the sample carrier and is configured to facilitate detection of dimensional changes in the material sample.
Claims20
A dilatometer comprising:
- a housing defining a test chamber and an inlet port in communication with the test chamber;
- a plug body at least partially disposed in the inlet port and coupled with the housing;
- a sample carrier coupled with the plug body and disposed in the test chamber, the sample carrier comprising a sensor retention portion and a sample retention portion, the sample retention portion being configured to retain a material sample thereto;
- a proximity sensor disposed in the sensor retention portion and configured to facilitate detection of dimensional changes in the material sample;
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- a pressurized fluid source in fluid communication with the test chamber and configured to dispense pressurized fluid thereto.
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A dilatometer comprising:
- a housing defining a test chamber and an inlet port in communication with the test chamber;
- a sample carrier disposed in the test chamber and comprising a sample retention portion, the sample retention portion being configured to retain a material sample thereto;
- a dimensional sensor coupled with the sample carrier and configured to facilitate detection of dimensional changes in the material sample;
- a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the test chamber and configured to facilitate detection of a pressure of a pressurized fluid therein;
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- a temperature sensor associated with the test chamber and configured to facilitate detection of a temperature of the test chamber.
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A sample carrier for a dilatometer, the sample carrier comprising:
- a sensor retention portion that defines a passageway for receiving a dimensional sensor, the sensor retention portion being configured to facilitate rigid coupling of the dimensional sensor thereto;
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- a sample retention portion coupled to the sensor retention portion and configured to retain a material sample to the sensor retention portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.