Fiber tester
US6112589A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M11/088
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a fiber testing apparatus which permits creep and strength testing of one or more fibers in a controlled environment, including a vacuum, at high temperatures. Components of the fiber tester provide for accurate measurement of the effects on the fiber(s) being tested when exposed to a chosen environment. The fiber tester includes a furnace system, fiber testing system, a fixed sample, a environmental control system, a mass flow control system, a Computer Data Acquisition and Control (CDAC) system, and a support system. Most of these systems are contained in a test chamber which is part of the environmental control system. These systems of the fiber tester allow various types of mechanical tests to be performed on one or more fibers under a variety of environmental conditions not previously achievable.
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