Refractometer for monitoring water content in fluids
US6707542B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/43
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A refractometric apparatus and method for monitoring the percentage of water in hydraulic and non-hydraulic fluids employ a temperature sensitive device allowing a user to obtain accurate and correct readings of various measured properties. In particular, the temperature sensitive member comprises a prism-wedge-mirror combination in conjunction with a bimetallic strip. The combination ensures the proper angular displacement of a light beam inside the refractometric apparatus and, therefore, the correct reading of a parameter to be measured.
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