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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Robert J. Naumann, Huntsville, AL (US);
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for measuring microgravity acceleration that includes an elongate flow chamber having a first end and a second end and a liquid contained therein. Each end of the chamber is engaged by a plug member that is positioned to block the flow of the liquid through the ends of the container. Each plug member is maintained at a different known temperature such that a temperature gradient is created across the flow chamber. Temperature sensors are immersed in the liquid, the sensors being spaced apart along a line intersecting the axis of the flow chamber and normal thereto. Quasi-steady components of acceleration can be calculated based on the difference in the temperatures measured by the temperature sensors.
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