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Method and device for measuring a transition rate of a phase transition

US10605752B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2016
Grant dateMar 31, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/367
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a device for measuring a transition rate between a first phase of a material and a second phase of the material wherein the material is solid or liquid in the first phase and gaseous in the second phase. A thermopile which includes a plurality of conductor transitions at an interface area between the first and second phases. The thermopile has a first portion which includes every second one of the conductor transitions, and a second portion that includes the remaining conductor transitions. In addition, the method includes measuring a thermoelectric voltage that is applied on the thermopile and that represents a temperature difference between the first and second portions of the thermopile.

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