Method and arrangement for acoustically determining a fluid temperature
US6786633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K11/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and an arrangement for acoustic determination of an instantaneous fluid temperature, acoustic velocity V in a fluid is monitored and an output signal related to the acoustic velocity is generated. A conventional temperature sensor senses a fluid temperature TS and generates an output signal related thereto. A signal processor receives the signals from the sensor and the acoustic velocity monitor determines the instantaneous fluid temperature TA based on a relationship:TA=kV2;where k is a constant dependent on the composition of the fluid that is calculated within the signal processor based on the relationship:k=TS/V2
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