Patents by Inventor Sarah B. SIMONS

Sarah B. SIMONS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Calibrated volume displacement apparatus and method for direct measurement of specific heat of a gas
    Patent number: 10048217
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the direct measurement of specific heat at constant pressure (Cp). A control fluid of a known amount is supplied to a near adiabatic test chamber having a volume. A collapsible bladder within the test chamber is inflated with an incompressible fluid, changing the volume of the test chamber. The change in pressure and temperature of the control fluid relative to the change in volume of the test chamber is measured. The steps are repeated with a sample fluid. The isentropic enthalpy and specific heat at constant pressure of the sample fluid is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Klaus Brun, Sarah B. Simons, Jeffrey A. Bennett
  • Calibrated Volume Displacement Apparatus And Method For Direct Measurement Of Specific Heat Of A Gas
    Publication number: 20170261448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the direct measurement of specific heat at constant pressure (Cp). A control fluid of a known amount is supplied to a near adiabatic test chamber having a volume. A collapsible bladder within the test chamber is inflated with an incompressible fluid, changing the volume of the test chamber. The change in pressure and temperature of the control fluid relative to the change in volume of the test chamber is measured. The steps are repeated with a sample fluid. The isentropic enthalpy and specific heat at constant pressure of the sample fluid is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus BRUN, Sarah B. SIMONS, Jeffrey A. BENNETT