Fluid test machine, methods and systems
AssigneeMichigan Custom Machines, Inc.
InventorsFrank Palazzolo, Michael Schena
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Abstract
A method, system and device for analyzing the performance of a fluid discharge device, pursuant to which a fluid discharge device is mounted in a fixture; a discharge monitoring device is located downstream from the fluid discharge device; flow of fluid that is passed at least partially into a fluid discharge device is monitored with the discharge monitoring device by at least one technique that is independent of pressure measurement, such as an optical detection technique; and the proper functioning of the fluid discharge device is ascertained based upon at least one measurement taken by the discharge monitoring device.
Claims20
A method for analyzing the performance of a fluid discharge device, comprising the steps of:
- a) mounting a fluid discharge device in a fixture;
- b) placing a discharge monitoring device downstream from the fluid discharge device;
- c) measuring flow of fluid that is passed at least partially into a fluid discharge device with the discharge monitoring device by at least one detection technique that detects based upon an optical response or other response independent of an accumulation of pressure;
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- d) ascertaining the proper functioning of the fluid discharge device based upon at least one measurement taken by the discharge monitoring device.
A method for analyzing the performance of a fuel injector, comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a flow meter that is independent of a fuel injector fixture downstream from a fuel injector device;
- b) measuring flow of fluid that is passed through the fuel injector device with the flow meter that detects based upon a response independent of an accumulation of pressure;
- c) ascertaining the proper functioning of the fuel injector device based upon at least one measurement taken by the flow meter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.