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Title: Ultrasonic detecting and identifying of particulates

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5967556

A method of detecting and identifying particulates in the recirculating fluid flow for an oil recovery system by counting the number of ultrasonic pulses reflected from the particulates and comparing the number counted with the amount of attenuation of ultrasonic energy across the flow.

Assignee:
Micro Pure Systems Inc
Patent Number(s):
US 4381674
OSTI ID:
5967556
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Jun 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-276038
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English