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Apparatus and a method for determining the viscosity of a fluid

US6640617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2002
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2011/147
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for determining the viscosity of a fluid includes an electrical rotary drive (2) with a stator (3), which has a stator winding (4), and with a rotational body (5) which can rotate in the fluid (1). The rotational body (5) is designed as a rotor (5) of the rotary drive (2) and is magnetically journalled in a contact-free manner with respect to the stator (3).

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