Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sand and dust environmental testing system
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Application No.: US14253643Application Date: 2014-04-15
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Publication No.: US09677991B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Daniel P. Lehman , Daniel A. Lehman
- Applicant: Air Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation
- Applicant Address: US PA York
- Assignee: Air Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Air Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA York
- Agency: PatentBest
- Agent Andrew McAleavey
- Main IPC: G01N17/00
- IPC: G01N17/00 ; G01M99/00 ; G01N17/02

Abstract:
An environmental testing system for environmental testing with particulate matter, such as sand and dust, is disclosed. The testing system uses a feeder to feed precise amounts of particulate matter into an injector, which injects the particulate matter into the airflow leading to a test chamber with approximately the same velocity as the surrounding airflow. The feeder may be a loss-in-weight gravimetric feeder, and the injector may be a Venturi valve actuated by compressed air. The system also includes operator protection features, such as an exhaust fan that creates negative pressure when the door to the test chamber is opened, and when particulate matter is dumped into the system. A temperature control system heats and cools the airflow during tests, a pneumatic conveying system moves fluidized particulate matter into and out of the system, and a controller provides automatic control over the system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140338470A1 Sand and Dust Environmental Testing System Public/Granted day:2014-11-20
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