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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1998
Bernard P McGrail, Pasco, WA (US);
Paul F Martin, Richland, WA (US);
Clark W Lindenmeier, Richland, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for measuring coupled flow, transport and reaction processes under liquid unsaturated flow conditions. The method and apparatus of the present invention permit distinguishing individual precipitation events and their effect on dissolution behavior isolated to the specific event. The present invention is especially useful for dynamically measuring hydraulic parameters when a chemical reaction occurs between a particulate material and either liquid or gas (e.g. air) or both, causing precipitation that changes the pore structure of the test material.