Method and apparatus for detection of particle size in a fluid
US11353389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1493
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to system and method for detecting the size of a particle in a fluid. The system includes a conduit for transporting a fluid and a sample area. Some of the fluid passes through the sample area. A first imaging device has an optical lens and a digital detector. A laser source emits a first laser beam. The digital detector generates a metric of an initial intensity of a scattered light that passes through the optical lens. The scattered light is scattered from particles passing through the sample area, and includes light from the first laser beam, which passes through the sample area. A controller outputs a corrected particle intensity based upon a comparison of the initial intensity to data representative of intensity of a focused and defocused particle. The corrected particle intensity generates a corrected metric corresponding to an actual size of the particles.
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