Method for monitoring the state of a composite structure and pressurized fluid reservoir having a device performing said method
US6675659B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B21/32
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To monitor the operating state of a composite structure formed from at least two different materials and subject to a uniform force or load over its entire surface, the deformation at the interface between the two materials is measured. A comparison with a reference quantity of the structure, normally produced by the force applied thereto, indicates the operating state. When the composite structure forms the wall (14) of a reservoir (10), monitoring takes place in an instrumentation box (30) joined to the reservoir. When a critical threshold is exceeded, an alarm indicator (32) is triggered on the box (30).
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