Ultrasonic fluid densitometry and densitometer
Abstract
The present invention is an ultrasonic fluid densitometer that uses a material wedge having an acoustic impedance that is near the acoustic impedance of the fluid, specifically less than a factor of 11 greater than the acoustic impedance of the fluid. The invention also includes a wedge having at least two transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals internally reflected within the material wedge. Density of a fluid is determined by immersing the wedge into the fluid and measuring reflection of ultrasound at the wedge-fluid interface.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Conover, NC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871327
- Patent Number(s):
- 5708191
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ultrasonic; fluid; densitometry; densitometer; material; wedge; acoustic; impedance; near; specifically; factor; 11; transducers; transmitting; receiving; signals; internally; reflected; density; determined; immersing; measuring; reflection; ultrasound; wedge-fluid; interface; material wedge; fluid densitometer; internally reflected; ultrasonic signal; acoustic impedance; ultrasonic signals; ultrasonic fluid; sonic signals; signals internally; wedge-fluid interface; measuring reflection; receiving ultrasonic; sonic signal; /73/
Citation Formats
Greenwood, Margaret S, and Lail, Jason C. Ultrasonic fluid densitometry and densitometer. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Greenwood, Margaret S, & Lail, Jason C. Ultrasonic fluid densitometry and densitometer. United States.
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"Ultrasonic fluid densitometry and densitometer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871327.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is an ultrasonic fluid densitometer that uses a material wedge having an acoustic impedance that is near the acoustic impedance of the fluid, specifically less than a factor of 11 greater than the acoustic impedance of the fluid. The invention also includes a wedge having at least two transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals internally reflected within the material wedge. Density of a fluid is determined by immersing the wedge into the fluid and measuring reflection of ultrasound at the wedge-fluid interface.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
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