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Black ice generating device for generating black ice on a specimen to be used for experiments on black ice

US11236936B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2021
Grant dateFeb 1, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25C1/22
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A black ice generating device for generating black ice on a specimen, with dimensions of length X, width Y, and height Z, to be used for experiments on black ice, comprising: a housing; a specimen loading part, for accommodating at least a height h of a water layer, wherein the specimen loading part is formed in the housing and configured as a depression with dimensions of at least length X, at least width Y, and at least height Z+h; and one or more strap loading parts formed with recesses of a depth D1 and a depth D2 respectively from a first side surface of the depression and a second side surface thereof, wherein the recesses are to accommodate one or more straps, and wherein the depth D1 and the depth D2 are larger than a size of a cross-section of the straps.

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