Method and apparatus for characterizing materials by using a mechanical resonator
US6957565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/0427
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for measuring properties of a fluid that includes oscillating a tuning fork resonator in a fluid. The invention is particularly suitable for in-line monitoring of various physical and electrical properties of fluids flowing in a conduit.
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