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.
- Inventors:
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- Powell, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869714
- Patent Number(s):
- 5383024
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- optical; wet; steam; monitor; determines; particle; size; laser; doppler; velocimeter; device; produce; backscatter; light; signal; processed; spectrum; analyzer; visibility; waveform; frequency; domain; primary; peak; plurality; sidebands; bandwidth; correlated; visually; comparing; sizes; digitizing; waveforms; electronically; spectrum analyzer; frequency domain; particle size; light signal; particle sizes; backscatter light; laser doppler; steam monitor; wet steam; frequency peak; /356/
Citation Formats
Maxey, Lonnie C, and Simpson, Marc L. Optical wet steam monitor. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Maxey, Lonnie C, & Simpson, Marc L. Optical wet steam monitor. United States.
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"Optical wet steam monitor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869714.
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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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
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