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Title: Method for chemically analyzing a solution by acoustic means

Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining a type of solution and the concention of that solution by acoustic means. Generally stated, the method consists of: immersing a sound focusing transducer within a first liquid filled container; locating a separately contained specimen solution at a sound focal point within the first container; locating a sound probe adjacent to the specimen, generating a variable intensity sound signal from the transducer; measuring fundamental and multiple harmonic sound signal amplitudes; and then comparing a plot of a specimen sound response with a known solution sound response, thereby determining the solution type and concentration.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870911
Patent Number(s):
US 5623095
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; chemically; analyzing; solution; acoustic; means; apparatus; determining; type; concention; stated; consists; immersing; sound; focusing; transducer; liquid; filled; container; locating; separately; contained; specimen; focal; probe; adjacent; generating; variable; intensity; signal; measuring; fundamental; multiple; harmonic; amplitudes; comparing; plot; response; concentration; method consists; signal amplitude; signal amplitudes; liquid filled; acoustic means; /73/

Citation Formats

Beller, Laurence S. Method for chemically analyzing a solution by acoustic means. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Beller, Laurence S. Method for chemically analyzing a solution by acoustic means. United States.
Beller, Laurence S. 1997. "Method for chemically analyzing a solution by acoustic means". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870911.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for determining a type of solution and the concention of that solution by acoustic means. Generally stated, the method consists of: immersing a sound focusing transducer within a first liquid filled container; locating a separately contained specimen solution at a sound focal point within the first container; locating a sound probe adjacent to the specimen, generating a variable intensity sound signal from the transducer; measuring fundamental and multiple harmonic sound signal amplitudes; and then comparing a plot of a specimen sound response with a known solution sound response, thereby determining the solution type and concentration.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997}
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