Method and apparatus for measuring crystal formation
US4886354A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/21
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the formation of crystals in a flowing liquid using a flow way that receives a flow of the liquid therethrough; wherein, the flow way includes an optical means and access for illuminating the liquid with a beam of polarized light and then imaging the illuminated liquid to qualitatively ascertain the rate and type of crystal formation within the liquid.
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