Experimental apparatus and experimental method for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11650350-B2
Application number	US-202117201000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2021
Priority date	Jan 20, 2021
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

An experimental apparatus comprises a centrifuge basket experiment module, a structural deformation device, an image reflector and a geomorphometer; the centrifuge basket experiment module is installed on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge in a hanging manner during an experiment; the structural deformation device is configured for extending and compressing experimental materials; a mirror panel of the image reflector reflects images inside an experiment box through a transparent window; the geomorphometer can simulate rainfall and recover wastewater, and the apparatus can also heat the experimental materials. An image acquisition device is installed on a bulkhead of the experiment module and the cantilever of the centrifuge to acquire top and side images of the experiment box.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology, comprising a centrifuge basket experiment module, a structural deformation device, an image reflector and a geomorphometer; wherein the centrifuge basket experiment module is installed on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge in a hanging manner during an experiment; the structural deformation device comprises a lifting mechanism and a translation mechanism for extending and compressing experimental materials ( 17 ); a mirror panel ( 21 ) of the image reflector reflects images inside an experiment box through a transparent window ( 15 ); and the geomorphometer comprises a rainfall simulator ( 28 ) for simulating rainfall for the experimental materials;
wherein the centrifuge basket experiment module comprises basket side plates ( 1 ), a basket base plate ( 2 ) and a basket bottom structural plate ( 3 ); and line connecting mechanisms ( 4 ) for power supply and liquid supply are installed on each of the basket side plates ( 1 ).

2. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting mechanism and the translation mechanism comprise a lifting device ( 7 ), a lifting slider ( 10 ), a translation slider ( 13 ) and a triangular push plate ( 11 ), wherein the lifting slider ( 10 ) and the translation slider ( 13 ) are connected with the triangular push plate ( 11 ); and the lifting device ( 7 ) is hydraulically driven.

3. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , wherein the geomorphometer further comprises a rainfall simulator support mechanism ( 29 ) and a geomorphological modeling device support ( 30 ); and a rainwater pipe ( 31 ) is arranged on the rainfall simulator support mechanism ( 29 ).

4. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , wherein the geomorphometer further comprises a drainage tank ( 25 ), a water storage tank ( 26 ) and a recovery suction pipe ( 27 ) for draining and collecting wastewater.

5. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , further comprising a heating plate ( 19 ) for heating the experimental materials ( 17 ) and a heat insulation plate ( 20 ) for preventing heat dissipation.

6. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , wherein a high-speed image acquisition device for acquiring side images of the experiment box is installed on the outer bulkhead of the centrifuge.

7. The experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , wherein a real-time monitoring camera for acquiring top and side images of the experiment box is installed on the cantilever of the centrifuge.

8. An experimental method using the experimental apparatus for physical modeling of tectonic geomorphology according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
(a) arranging the experimental materials ( 17 ) and mechanisms of the experimental apparatus;
(b) turning on the centrifuge to run to a specified acceleration, and supplying or draining liquid to or from the hydraulic cylinder ( 6 ) to drive the lifting device and the translation device to move;
(c) turning on the rainfall simulator ( 31 ) to simulate rainfall, and turning on the heating plate ( 19 ) to heat the experimental materials;
(d) turning on the high-speed image acquisition device and the monitoring camera to acquire structural deformation images in real time; and
(e) stopping the centrifuge, turning off relevant mechanisms, and taking out the experiment box.

Assignees

• Nanjing University Of Technology

Inventors

• Jia Dong
• Wu Xiaojun
• Yang Shufeng
• Chen Hanlin
• Li Yiquan
• Chen Zhuxin
• Yin Hongwei
• Xie Guoai
• Li Yinqi
• Yuan Jianying

Classifications

• G01N2203/0037

  involving a rotating movement, e.g. gearing, cam, eccentric, or centrifuge effects · CPC title

• G01N33/24 Primary

  Earth materials (G01N33/42 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G09B25/06

  for surveying; for geography, e.g. relief models (globes G09B27/00; maps G09B29/00) · CPC title

• G01N3/12

  Pressure testing · CPC title

• G01N2203/0048

  Hydraulic means · CPC title