Patent ID: 6055850
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A permeameter to be used in combination with a sample for the determination of the coefficient of permeability of the sample being tested, said permeameter comprises:a base;a chamber having a top which is open;an attaching device removably secures said chamber to said base, said base being located opposite from said top of said chamber and providing for said top and said base to be at a true vertical;said chamber includes an interior for housing a sample;a lid is removably secured to said top and said top is adapted to receive said sample and to provide for said sample to be disposed vertically;an inlet port is horizontally disposed in said chamber;an outlet port is horizontally disposed in said chamber;a first porous material is located between said inlet port and said sample and a second porous material is located between said outlet port and said sample;said inlet port and said outlet port permit fluid to enter into and exit out of said chamber horizontally during a testing process for enabling various measurements to occur and allowing retrieval of various information for enabling said measures and said information to be used for the calculation of a coefficient of permeability of said sample in a horizontal plane.