Method and apparatus for acoustic plate mode liquid-solid phase transition detection
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sensing a liquid-solid phase transition event is provided which comprises an acoustic plate mode detecting element placed in contact with a liquid or solid material which generates a high-frequency acoustic wave that is attenuated to an extent based on the physical state of the material is contact with the detecting element. The attenuation caused by the material in contact with the acoustic plate mode detecting element is used to determine the physical state of the material being detected. The method and device are particularly suited for detecting conditions such as the icing and deicing of wings of an aircraft. In another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided wherein the adhesion of a solid material to the detecting element can be measured using the apparatus of the invention.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Cedar Crest, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868668
- Patent Number(s):
- 5187980
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; acoustic; plate; mode; liquid-solid; phase; transition; detection; sensing; event; provided; comprises; detecting; element; placed; contact; liquid; solid; material; generates; high-frequency; wave; attenuated; extent; based; physical; attenuation; caused; determine; detected; device; particularly; suited; conditions; icing; deicing; wings; aircraft; aspect; adhesion; measured; acoustic plate; particularly suited; acoustic wave; solid material; solid phase; phase transition; detecting element; plate mode; frequency acoustic; element placed; attenuation caused; liquid-solid phase; /73/340/
Citation Formats
Blair, Dianna S, Freye, Gregory C, Hughes, Robert C, Martin, Stephen J, and Ricco, Antonio J. Method and apparatus for acoustic plate mode liquid-solid phase transition detection. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Blair, Dianna S, Freye, Gregory C, Hughes, Robert C, Martin, Stephen J, & Ricco, Antonio J. Method and apparatus for acoustic plate mode liquid-solid phase transition detection. United States.
Blair, Dianna S, Freye, Gregory C, Hughes, Robert C, Martin, Stephen J, and Ricco, Antonio J. Fri .
"Method and apparatus for acoustic plate mode liquid-solid phase transition detection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868668.
@article{osti_868668,
title = {Method and apparatus for acoustic plate mode liquid-solid phase transition detection},
author = {Blair, Dianna S and Freye, Gregory C and Hughes, Robert C and Martin, Stephen J and Ricco, Antonio J},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for sensing a liquid-solid phase transition event is provided which comprises an acoustic plate mode detecting element placed in contact with a liquid or solid material which generates a high-frequency acoustic wave that is attenuated to an extent based on the physical state of the material is contact with the detecting element. The attenuation caused by the material in contact with the acoustic plate mode detecting element is used to determine the physical state of the material being detected. The method and device are particularly suited for detecting conditions such as the icing and deicing of wings of an aircraft. In another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided wherein the adhesion of a solid material to the detecting element can be measured using the apparatus of the invention.},
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year = {1993},
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