Optical wet steam monitor
Abstract
A wet steam monitor determines steam particle size by using laser doppler velocimeter (LDV) device to produce backscatter light. The backscatter light signal is processed with a spectrum analyzer to produce a visibility waveform in the frequency domain. The visibility waveform includes a primary peak and a plurality of sidebands. The bandwidth of at least the primary frequency peak is correlated to particle size by either visually comparing the bandwidth to those of known particle sizes, or by digitizing the waveform and comparing the waveforms electronically. 4 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6645372
- Patent Number(s):
- 5383024 A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-267919
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 6 Jul 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; DESIGN; STEAM; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRA; VISIBLE RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SIZE; 440600* - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Maxey, L C, and Simpson, M L. Optical wet steam monitor. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Maxey, L C, & Simpson, M L. Optical wet steam monitor. United States.
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"Optical wet steam monitor". United States.
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title = {Optical wet steam monitor},
author = {Maxey, L C and Simpson, M L},
abstractNote = {A wet steam monitor determines steam particle size by using laser doppler velocimeter (LDV) device to produce backscatter light. The backscatter light signal is processed with a spectrum analyzer to produce a visibility waveform in the frequency domain. The visibility waveform includes a primary peak and a plurality of sidebands. The bandwidth of at least the primary frequency peak is correlated to particle size by either visually comparing the bandwidth to those of known particle sizes, or by digitizing the waveform and comparing the waveforms electronically. 4 figures.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {1}
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