Evaluation of flow properties in physical media

US12013271B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael Engel · Karlsruhe, DE
• Rodrigo Neumann Barros Ferreira · Rio de Janeiro, BR
• Mathias B. Steiner · Rio de Janeiro, BR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 29, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01F15/063
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques for determining flow properties of a fluid in a fluidic device comprising a light source configured to generate a plurality of optical signals, tracers suspended in a fluid, a plurality of photonic devices, each including a photonic element and flow channel, and a measurement device configured to: determine a first measurement based on the plurality of optical signals and the tracers in a flow channel of a first photonic device of the plurality of photonic devices, determine a second measurement based on the plurality of optical signals and the tracers in a flow channel of a second photonic device of the plurality of photonic devices, and determine a property associated with a flow of the fluid or the tracers based on the first measurement and the second measurement.