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Boiling condition detector

US4869233A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1987
Grant dateSep 26, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D23/27543
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for acoustically detecting different conditions of boiling occurring within a liquid and developing useful control signals correlated to the detected boiling condition. Distinctions are made between no-boiling, sub-cooled boiling, and full or rolling boiling conditions.

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