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Computer controlled long-term cyclic fatigue testing of pressure vessels

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Date Issued:
1986
Title: Computer controlled long-term cyclic fatigue testing of pressure vessels.
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Name(s): Brenn, C. B.
Clark, A. M.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Date Issued: 1986
Publisher: Marine Technology Society
Place of Publication: Washington, DC
Physical Form: pdf
Extent: 10 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: FA00007437 (IID)
Note(s): Described is a computer-controlled hydrostatic test facility capable of high pressure, cyclic fatigue testing. Harbor Branch Foundation located in Ft. Pierce, Florida, has recently completed construction of their Deep Ocean Simulation Facility for the study of hydrodynamically loaded vessels. The facility is equipped with four pressure test chambers with capabilities to 10,000 fsw. The chambers are interfaced with microprocessors and signal conditioning instrumentation, enabling programmable pressure cycling and data acquisition for strain, temperature, volumetric displacement or other parameters of interest. Included is sufficient information in the form of hydraulic and electronic schematics to serve as a guide for the development of an automated, cyclic pressure test system. The test facility, in combination with Harbor Branch Foundation's mainframe computer and expertise in ocean engineering provides a powerful facility for the design and testing of pressure vessels, available to the oceanographic community
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 501
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Brenn, C. B., & Clark, A. M. (1986). Computer controlled long-term cyclic fatigue testing of pressure vessels. In Proceedings of Marine Data Systems International Symposium, April 30 - May 2, 1986, New Orleans, Louisiana (pp. 355-363). NSTL, Miss: Marine Technology Society.
Subject(s): Pressure vessels
Hydrostatic pressure
Oceanography
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007437
Host Institution: FAU