Solids mass flow indication with radiation
Abstract
Method and apparatus for indicating mass flow of a solid particulate material through a rotary feeder. A radiation source and detector are positioned in a manner whereby radiation flux is directed through, and attenuated by, particulate material contained in rotating pockets. A Cesium-137 gamma source can be mounted within the shaft of the feeder, and one or more detectors can be mounted outside of the feeder housing. The detected signal is indicative of the mass of particulate material contained within a given pocket rotating within the feeder.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865467
- Patent Number(s):
- 4520677
- Application Number:
- 06/316,697
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC01-80ET14752
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1981 Oct 30
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solids; mass; flow; indication; radiation; method; apparatus; indicating; solid; particulate; material; rotary; feeder; source; detector; positioned; manner; whereby; flux; directed; attenuated; contained; rotating; pockets; cesium-137; gamma; mounted; shaft; detectors; outside; housing; detected; signal; indicative; pocket; whereby radiation; solid particulate; mass flow; particulate material; radiation source; detected signal; material contained; solids mass; radiation flux; flow indication; manner whereby; /73/250/378/
Citation Formats
Macko, Joseph E., and Estriplet, Isnard. Solids mass flow indication with radiation. United States: N. p., 1985.
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title = {Solids mass flow indication with radiation},
author = {Macko, Joseph E. and Estriplet, Isnard},
abstractNote = {Method and apparatus for indicating mass flow of a solid particulate material through a rotary feeder. A radiation source and detector are positioned in a manner whereby radiation flux is directed through, and attenuated by, particulate material contained in rotating pockets. A Cesium-137 gamma source can be mounted within the shaft of the feeder, and one or more detectors can be mounted outside of the feeder housing. The detected signal is indicative of the mass of particulate material contained within a given pocket rotating within the feeder.},
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