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Horizontal film balance having wide range and high sensitivity

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7001492
A thin-film, horizontal balance instrument is provided for measuring surface tension (surface energy) of thin films suspended on a liquid substrate. The balance includes a support bearing and an optical feedback arrangement for wide-range, high sensitivity measurements. The force on the instrument is balanced by an electromagnet, the current through the magnet providing a measure of the force applied to the instrument. A novel float construction is also disclosed. 5 figs.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
PTO; EDB-94-125585
Patent Number(s):
US 4413506; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-240647
OSTI ID:
7001492
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English