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Title: Guarded capacitance probes for measuring particle concentration and flow

Abstract

Guarded capacitance probe structures are constructed with guard electrodes surrounding one or more sensor electrodes and ground electrodes or grounded surfaces surrounding the guard electrodes. In a one sensor embodiment, the probe utilizes an apertured sensor electrode and the guard electrode both surrounds the sensor electrode and fills the aperture. This embodiment is particularly useful for measuring particle concentration in a fluid suspension contained within a vessel or pipe. The portion of the guard electrode within the aperture of the sensor electrode prevents electric field lines from emanating from the sensor electrode into the fluid suspension and toward infinity. A two sensor embodiment of the probe is useful for measuring flow velocities of fluid suspensions through cross correlation of the outputs generated by each sensor. The relative dimensions of the guard and sensor electrodes are selected to provide the most accurate measurements by confining the electric lines emanating from the sensor electrode or electrodes and terminating on the surrounding grounded surfaces to a small measurement volume of the fluid suspension near the vessel or pipe wall. 14 figs.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
288016
Patent Number(s):
US 5,546,006/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-509,056
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-91PC90183
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 13 Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; DESIGN; FLOWMETERS; FLOW RATE; TWO-PHASE FLOW; PARTICULATES; OPERATION; PIPES

Citation Formats

Louge, M Y. Guarded capacitance probes for measuring particle concentration and flow. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Louge, M Y. Guarded capacitance probes for measuring particle concentration and flow. United States.
Louge, M Y. 1996. "Guarded capacitance probes for measuring particle concentration and flow". United States.
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abstractNote = {Guarded capacitance probe structures are constructed with guard electrodes surrounding one or more sensor electrodes and ground electrodes or grounded surfaces surrounding the guard electrodes. In a one sensor embodiment, the probe utilizes an apertured sensor electrode and the guard electrode both surrounds the sensor electrode and fills the aperture. This embodiment is particularly useful for measuring particle concentration in a fluid suspension contained within a vessel or pipe. The portion of the guard electrode within the aperture of the sensor electrode prevents electric field lines from emanating from the sensor electrode into the fluid suspension and toward infinity. A two sensor embodiment of the probe is useful for measuring flow velocities of fluid suspensions through cross correlation of the outputs generated by each sensor. The relative dimensions of the guard and sensor electrodes are selected to provide the most accurate measurements by confining the electric lines emanating from the sensor electrode or electrodes and terminating on the surrounding grounded surfaces to a small measurement volume of the fluid suspension near the vessel or pipe wall. 14 figs.},
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