Interface detector
US6853199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N22/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A separating drum 1 is provided with a device for determining the position, the composition and the nature of several layers of fluid settling upstream from barrier 8. The device comprises a first rod 12 provided with microwave beam emitters 13, a second rod 14 provided with microwave beam receivers 15, a microwave source 16 that can be connected to emitters 13, and means 17 for recording and analyzing the microwave beams received by receivers 15.
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