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Systems and methods for simulating an engine environment

US8082775B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

18Claims

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Assignee

Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

Cliff James Salisbury · Peoria, US
Jade Katinas · Chillicothe, US
Leonard George Wheat · Manito, US
Jennifer Joan Leustek · Metamora, US
Jason Smid · Chicago, US
Philip Carl Spengler · Nashville, US
Mark Andrew McElroy · Mapleton, US
Beth Ann Sebright · Chillicothe, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2008
Grant date	Dec 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/2817
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for simulating an engine environment during engine operation is disclosed. The system includes a surface. The system also includes a liquid delivery device configured to deliver a liquid to the surface. The system further includes a temperature controller operably coupled to the surface, and the system is configured to cause condensation of a fluid on the surface.

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