Apparatus and method for excluding gas from a liquid
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for preventing diffusion of a gas under high pressure into the bulk of a liquid filling a substantially closed chamber. This apparatus and method is particularly useful in connection with test devices for testing fluid characteristics under harsh conditions of extremely high pressure and high temperature. These devices typically pressurize the liquid by placing the liquid in pressure and fluid communication with a high pressure inert gas. The apparatus and method of the present invention prevent diffusion of the pressurizing gas into the bulk of the test liquid by decreasing the chamber volume at a rate sufficient to maintain the bulk of the liquid free of absorbed or dissolved gas by expelling that portion of the liquid which is contaminated by the pressurizing gas.
- Inventors:
-
- (Bellaire, TX)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865530
- Patent Number(s):
- 4531952
- Assignee:
- NL Industries, Inc. (New York, NY)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; excluding; gas; liquid; directed; preventing; diffusion; pressure; bulk; filling; substantially; closed; chamber; particularly; useful; connection; devices; testing; fluid; characteristics; harsh; conditions; extremely; temperature; typically; pressurize; placing; communication; inert; prevent; pressurizing; decreasing; volume; rate; sufficient; maintain; free; absorbed; dissolved; expelling; portion; contaminated; rate sufficient; closed chamber; particularly useful; inert gas; fluid communication; substantially closed; liquid filling; substantially close; dissolved gas; /261/73/
Citation Formats
Murphy, Jr., Robert J. Apparatus and method for excluding gas from a liquid. United States: N. p., 1985.
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title = {Apparatus and method for excluding gas from a liquid},
author = {Murphy, Jr., Robert J.},
abstractNote = {The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for preventing diffusion of a gas under high pressure into the bulk of a liquid filling a substantially closed chamber. This apparatus and method is particularly useful in connection with test devices for testing fluid characteristics under harsh conditions of extremely high pressure and high temperature. These devices typically pressurize the liquid by placing the liquid in pressure and fluid communication with a high pressure inert gas. The apparatus and method of the present invention prevent diffusion of the pressurizing gas into the bulk of the test liquid by decreasing the chamber volume at a rate sufficient to maintain the bulk of the liquid free of absorbed or dissolved gas by expelling that portion of the liquid which is contaminated by the pressurizing gas.},
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year = {1985},
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