§
Luxuse
Patent Intelligence
Sign In
← Back to Patent Explorer
US4492116A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for the optical observation of phenomena in mixtures

Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
•
Filing: 1983-06-23
•
Granted: 1985-01-08
•
Expires: 2003-06-23
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract Apparatus for the optical observation of the evolution of instabilities between two fluids having different densities subject to high initial pressures, of the type comprising an observation chamber with parallel faces containing the two fluids, initially separated by a diaphragm, and wherein it comprises in combination the arrangement of the observation chamber within a tight enclosure equipped with static pressurizing means and whereof one face is constituted by an optical observation window parallel to the two parallel faces of the observation chamber, the diaphragm having a straight cylindrical shape and is coupled to a mechanical extraction shaft, the geometrical axes of the diaphragm and the extraction shaft being perpendicular to the faces of the observation chamber, the extraction shaft sealingly sliding through the wall of the enclosure opposite to the said window, while part of the extraction shaft external of the pressure enclosure is integral respectively with a piston sliding within a cylinder and which can be actuated by a high pressure fluid in order to drive the extraction shaft towards the outside of the enclosure, a mechanical device for locking and unlocking the extraction shaft and device for stopping the extraction shaft at the end of its travel.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hugues Gillier
  • 👤 Jean-Claude Redasse
  • 👤 Maurice Renaut

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 04:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N13/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
An apparatus for the optical observation of the evolution of instabilities between two fluids having different densities subject to high initial pressures, of the type comprising an observation chamber with parallel faces containing the two fluids, initially separated by a diaphragm, and wherein it comprises in combination the arrangement of the observation chamber within a tight enclosure equipped with static pressurizing means and whereof one face is constituted by an optical observation window parallel to the two parallel faces of the observation chamber, the diaphragm having a straight cylindrical shape and is coupled to a mechanical extraction shaft, the geometrical axes of the diaphragm and the extraction shaft being perpendicular to the faces of the observation chamber, the extraction shaft sealingly sliding through the wall of the enclosure opposite to the said window, whilst part of the extraction shaft external of the pressure enclosure is integral respectively with a piston sliding within a cylinder and which can be actuated by a high pressure fluid in order to drive the extraction shaft towards the outside of the enclosure, a mechanical device for locking and unlocking the extraction shaft and a device for stopping the extraction shaft at the end of its travel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 201 words
An apparatus for the optical observation of the evolution of instabilities between two fluids having different densities subject to high initial pressures, of the type comprising an observation chamber with parallel faces containing the two fluids, initially separated by a diaphragm, and wherein it comprises in combination the arrangement of the observation chamber within a tight enclosure equipped with static pressurizing means and whereof one face is constituted by an optical observation window parallel to the two parallel faces of the observation chamber, the diaphragm having a straight cylindrical shape and is coupled to a mechanical extraction shaft, the geometrical axes of the diaphragm and the extraction shaft being perpendicular to the faces of the observation chamber, the extraction shaft sealingly sliding through the wall of the enclosure opposite to the said window, whilst part of the extraction shaft external of the pressure enclosure is integral respectively with a piston sliding within a cylinder and which can be actuated by a high pressure fluid in order to drive the extraction shaft towards the outside of the enclosure, a mechanical device for locking and unlocking the extraction shaft and a device for stopping the extraction shaft at the end of its travel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device for stopping the diaphragm extraction shaft at the end of its travel comprises a cone, made from a material able to deform whilst consuming high energy levels, which is keyed to the shaft and which at the end of the travel is fitted into a female cone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 50 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein part of the extraction shaft is fixed to a plate, which has calibrated slots with known spacings, and which can move between a radiation source and a radiation receiver in order to produce a pulse train constituting an image of the diaphragm displacement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower part of the observation chamber is connected by a pipe to an expansion vessel having regulatable damping.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

No citation records indexed.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-01-08 1988-07-09 1989-01-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-01-08 1992-07-09 1993-01-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-01-08 1996-07-09 1997-01-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag