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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Christopher M. Nestor, Murrysville, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for performing pore size testing on a mesh wick. The device includes a housing and a tube positioned through the housing. The housing includes an internal surface. The tube includes an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the tube and the internal surface of the housing cooperatively define an internal cavity therebetween. The device further includes an inlet pipe extending from the housing. The inlet pipe connects to the internal cavity to allow a fluid to enter the internal cavity through the inlet pipe. The device further includes an expandable bladder positioned around a portion of the housing. The expandable bladder includes a first end and a second end. The portion of the housing is to allow the fluid to exit the internal cavity through the housing into the expandable bladder which causes the expandable bladder to expand.