Material stability test system
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1. A material stability test system including:
- a sealable test container for reception of a test sample of a material to be stability tested,means for sensing a climate condition within the test container when the test container is sealed in use,data storage means in communication with the sensing means for recording measured values of said sensed climate condition,the data storage means being separate from the test container and a data transfer means being provided for communicating the measured values of the sensed climate condition to said remote data storage means,the sensing means and the data transfer means being mounted on a removable cover of the test container, anda two-part cover including an inner cover part and an outer cover part being provided for the test container, said inner cover part being engagable with a body of the container to seal the container, the sensing means having sensors which are mounted on an inside face of the inner cover part, the outer cover part being engagable with the inner cover part, the data transfer means being mounted on the outer cover part, a connector being provided on one cover part for complementary engagement with an associated port on the other cover part for interconnecting the sensing means and the data transfer means.
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Abstract
A material stability test system has a plurality of sealed test containers mounted in an environmental chamber. Each container has a humidifier for generating a desired humidity within the container. The environmental chamber is operable to provide a desired temperature within the environmental chamber. A test sample is mounted in each container. A sensor unit on each container senses the temperature and humidity within the container. An associated datalogger unit on each container connected to the sensor unit collects and transmits sensed temperature and humidity data at timed intervals via radio link to a remote monitoring station including a pc for recordal and/or display.
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1. A material stability test system including:
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a sealable test container for reception of a test sample of a material to be stability tested, means for sensing a climate condition within the test container when the test container is sealed in use, data storage means in communication with the sensing means for recording measured values of said sensed climate condition, the data storage means being separate from the test container and a data transfer means being provided for communicating the measured values of the sensed climate condition to said remote data storage means, the sensing means and the data transfer means being mounted on a removable cover of the test container, and a two-part cover including an inner cover part and an outer cover part being provided for the test container, said inner cover part being engagable with a body of the container to seal the container, the sensing means having sensors which are mounted on an inside face of the inner cover part, the outer cover part being engagable with the inner cover part, the data transfer means being mounted on the outer cover part, a connector being provided on one cover part for complementary engagement with an associated port on the other cover part for interconnecting the sensing means and the data transfer means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A material stability test system comprising:
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a sealable test container for reception of a test sample of a material to be stability tested, means for generating a desired climate condition within the test container, means for sensing a climate condition within the test container when the test container is sealed in use, data storage means in communication with the sensing means for recording measured values of said sensed climate condition, the data storage means being separate from the test container and a data transfer means being provided for communicating the measured values of the sensed climate condition to said remote data storage means, the sensing means and the data transfer means being mounted on a removable cover of the test container, and a two-part cover including an inner cover part and an outer cover part being provided for the test container, said inner cover part being engagable with a body of the container to seal the container, the sensing means having sensors which are mounted on an inside face of the inner cover part, the outer cover part being engagable with the inner cover part, the data transfer means being mounted on the outer cover part, a connector being provided on one cover part for complementary engagement with an associated port on the other cover part for interconnecting the sensing means and the data transfer means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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