Measuring and testing – Testing of apparatus
Patent
1998-04-17
2000-03-07
Oen, William
Measuring and testing
Testing of apparatus
731174, G01N 1900, G01L 326, G01L 513
Patent
active
060325453
ABSTRACT:
A nozzle flow thrust vector measurement system employs a thrust vector table, and a gas supply. The thrust vector table employs a thrust measurement table; a reference table; and at least three load cell assemblies coupled to the thrust measurement table and the reference table. The gas supply system employs a gas supply conduit substantially fixed relative to the reference table; a gas supply manifold substantially fixed relative to the thrust vector table; and a zero force connecting system coupled between the gas supply conduit and the gas supply manifold, wherein the zero force connecting system applies substantially zero net force to the gas supply manifold allowing substantially all force applied to the thrust vector table to act on said load cell assemblies.
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Carpenter Thomas W.
Gerhardt James A.
California Polytechnic State University Foundation
Oen William
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