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AN IMPROVED BALANCING UNIT FOR USE WITH RADIATION GAUGES

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4150563
A description is given of an adjustable balancing unit for use with a radiation gage for the measurement of the mass of a moving material, e.g., a moving tobacco filler in a continuous-rod cigarette-making machine. The unit is similar to the gage, but it has an absorber between its radioactive source and detector equivalent to the desired mass of the moving material; the currents from the unit and gage oppose each other and thus variations in the moving material may be measured. The absorber comprises a pair of eccentric rotatable metal disks with edges touching in front of the detector window; by suitable rotation of the disks, the absorption value of the unit can be varied. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-023177
OSTI ID:
4150563
Report Number(s):
GB 843856
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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