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Frishmuth
Consulting Services, LLC
Dr. Ronald Frishmuth, P.E.
P.O. Box 690626
Houston, TX 77269-0626
Voice (281) 807-0203
FAX: (281) 807-9134
For further information:
info@applied-mechanics.net |
Specialized Test Equipment
Design
Dr. Frishmuth has been
involved with material and component testing many times during his career.
These two figures show two systems for which he had design responsibility.
The system shown to the left was designed to load a tubular specimen in
direct tension while being pressurized with fluid and gas containing H2S.
The system was movable so that it could be placed in a containment vessel
for environmental protection when the test specimen failed.
The system shown to the right
was designed to tension test materials in a pure hydrogen gas environment.
The tension test fixture is shown at the bottom of the photo. This portion
of the assembly fits into an autoclave (not shown). The top flange of the
autoclave is just above the tension fixture. The large assembly on top of
the flange contain the top load frame apparatus and drive motor as well as
all the vessel feed through fittings for test instrumentation. This system
required unique design for a furnace (for high temperature testing in the
hydrogen) and extensometry for use in this environment. |
