Mobile Experimental Stand for High Temperature Structural Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing experimental stands for testing linear structural elements under high temperatures are fixed, limiting dimension flexibility, obstruct exposure to additional actions, and lack mobility, adjustability, and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A mobile experimental stand with adjustable length and height, using burners connected to gas cylinders, supported by guide rails and extensible elements, allowing precise thermal action on linear structural elements up to 4 m long, with adjustable burner positioning and easy transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If fixed ovens or stands are used for testing structural elements, then high temperature testing capability is achieved, but mobility and adaptability to various dimensions are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into modular components: a base structure with guide rails, adjustable support elements, and separable heating apparatus. This segmentation allows the system to be configured for different structural element dimensions while maintaining high temperature testing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates adjustable and movable elements including height-adjustable support structures, movable guide rails, and reconfigurable heating positions. These dynamic features enable adaptation to various structural element dimensions while preserving the high temperature testing function.
2Temperature
If structural elements are completely isolated inside ovens for high temperature testing, then controlled thermal environment is achieved, but exposure to additional actions such as water is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of completely enclosing the structural element in an oven, the stand applies heating locally through positioned burners or heating elements that can be directed at specific areas. This partial heating approach maintains controlled thermal environments while leaving other areas accessible for additional actions like water exposure.
3Length of moving object
If large structural elements with length 1-4 m are tested, then comprehensive testing capability is achieved, but mobility and ease of transport are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The stand's support structure is segmented into adjustable sections that can be configured to accommodate structural elements of varying lengths (1-4 m). The modular design allows the same apparatus to handle different sizes without requiring complete reconfiguration, maintaining mobility while achieving comprehensive testing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand employs adjustable parameters including support height, rail positioning, and heating element distance that can be modified to accommodate structural elements of different lengths. This flexibility enables the system to test large elements (1-4 m) while remaining mobile and easy to transport.
4Device complexity
If fixed and non-adjustable stands are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but configuration options and adjustability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The stand incorporates simple adjustable mechanisms such as height-adjustable supports, movable guide rails, and repositionable heating elements. These dynamic features provide multiple configuration options while maintaining relatively simple structural design, avoiding excessive complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible testing of beams of various dimensions, allowing additional actions post-heating, easy transport, and low production costs, with precise thermal action application points.
Implementation Method 1
testing a linear structural element under the action of high temperatures... subjecting different building structural components... to high temperatures of approximately 600°C ÷ 800°C
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AI summary
The invention refers to a mobile experimental stand (1) for testing a linear structural element (7), with a length of approximately 1 ÷ 4 m, to temperatures of 600° C ÷ 800°C that comprises: - at least one main body (A) arranged transversally on two inferior guide rails (3), parallel to each other and each placed on a runway beam (2), the two runway beams (2) being connected at their ends by a stiffener (6) characterized in that - each main body comprises: - an inferior longitudinal element (a) transversally placed on the two inferior guide rails (3) and having installed a pair of inferior wheels (9), that are configured to run on the two inferior guide rails (3); - a mobile longitudinal element (b) that connects a first end of the element (a) with a first end of an extensible element (c) with adjustable length, using a yoke (10), the element (c) being connected to a second end of the element (a), the elements (a), (b) and (c) forming thus a triangular profile, and the element (b) is configured to extend itself beyond said yoke (10) for supporting a burner (B); - the element (c) comprises a subassembly mounted on a lateral surface of it for supporting each body (A) in a vertical position on a superior guide rail (4) supported at both its ends by a vertical supporting element of a rail (5) such that the element (c) can be adjusted in height for positioning each burner (B) in a working position needed for testing the linear structural element (7), mounted on a supporting element (8).