DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: System and method for measuring permeability of materials

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. Systems typically provide a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material test sample. The mass flow rate of permeated fluid as a fraction of the combined mass flow rate of gas and permeated fluid is used to calculate the permeance of the material. The material test sample may be a sheet, a tube, or a solid shape. Operational test conditions may be varied, including concentration of the fluid, temperature of the fluid, strain profile of the material test sample, and differential pressure across the material test sample.

Inventors:
;
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1088670
Patent Number(s):
8479563
Application Number:
13/438,192
Assignee:
Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22800
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Hallman, Jr., Russell Louis, and Renner, Michael John. System and method for measuring permeability of materials. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Hallman, Jr., Russell Louis, & Renner, Michael John. System and method for measuring permeability of materials. United States.
Hallman, Jr., Russell Louis, and Renner, Michael John. Tue . "System and method for measuring permeability of materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1088670.
@article{osti_1088670,
title = {System and method for measuring permeability of materials},
author = {Hallman, Jr., Russell Louis and Renner, Michael John},
abstractNote = {Systems and methods are provided for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. Systems typically provide a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material test sample. The mass flow rate of permeated fluid as a fraction of the combined mass flow rate of gas and permeated fluid is used to calculate the permeance of the material. The material test sample may be a sheet, a tube, or a solid shape. Operational test conditions may be varied, including concentration of the fluid, temperature of the fluid, strain profile of the material test sample, and differential pressure across the material test sample.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Determining organic compounds using a membrane
patent, December 1987


Gas Detection Apparatus
patent, April 1969


Method for evaluating a test fluid
patent, December 2003


Large-scale cold cup apparatus for vapor barriers resistance (permeance) testing
patent, December 1985


Apparatus and method for testing compositions in contact with a porous medium
patent, September 2002


Method for evaluating a test fluid
patent, August 2002