Abstract:
A method and system for measuring radial strain on powder or other granular material while the powder is subject to compressive axial and radial loading. The powder is contained within a pliable sleeve. As pressure is applied to the powder, the sleeve changes diameter. An optical emitter emits a beam of light, which is intersected by the entire diameter of the sleeve. An optical sensor receives the intersected beam, and generates a response signal that indicates the diameter of the sleeve. This change in diameter can be related to a constitutive property such as strain.
Patent Number:
7,733,466
Date Of Issue:
06/07/2010
Inventors:
Alexander Beltran Bernardo; Gary Lane Burkhardt; Arthur Edwin Nicholls; Walter Mac Gray
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