Ultrasonic Fluid Quality Sensor System

Gomm, Tyler J; Kraft, Nancy C; Phelps, Larry D; Taylor, Steven C

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A system for determining the composition of a multiple-component fluid and for determining linear flow comprising at least one sing-around circuit that determines the velocity of a signal in the multiple-component fluid and that is correlatable to a database for the multiple-component fluid. A system for determining flow uses two of the inventive circuits, one of which is set at an angle that is not perpendicular to the direction of flow.

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Gomm, Tyler J ^[1]; Kraft, Nancy C ^[2]; Phelps, Larry D ^[3]; Taylor, Steven C ^[2]

Meridian, ID
Idaho Falls, ID
Pocatello, ID

Issue Date:: Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2003

Research Org.:: BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO LLC

OSTI Identifier:: 879811

Patent Number(s):: 6634239

Application Number:: 10/213595

Assignee:: Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
G01F1/667 - {Schematic arrangements of transducers of ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F1/74 - Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid
G01F1/86 - Indirect mass flowmeters, e.g. measuring volume flow and density, temperature or pressure

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N2291/0215 - Mixtures of three or more gases, e.g. air
G01N2291/0217 - Smoke, combustion gases
G01N2291/0224 - Mixtures of three or more liquids
G01N2291/02836 - Flow rate, liquid level
G01N2291/102 - one emitter, one receiver
G01N29/024 - by measuring propagation velocity or propagation time of acoustic waves
G01N29/222 - {Constructional or flow details for analysing fluids
G01N29/348 - {with frequency characteristics, e.g. single frequency signals, chirp signals
G01N29/38 - by time filtering, e.g. using time gates
G01N29/40 - by amplitude filtering, e.g. by applying a threshold {or by gain control}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-94ID13727; AC07-99ID13727

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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