Method for operating a couette device to create and study emulsions
US7581436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0676
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for generating and characterizing an emulsion. The method provides a Couette device having first and second cylindrical members that define an annulus between them. The second cylindrical member is rotatably driven with respect to the first cylindrical member. Two or more substances each in a non-emulsified state are injected into the annulus. The Couette device is operated in a first mode to generate an emulsion from the two or more substances. The Couette device is also operated in a second mode to measure various attributes of the emulsion.
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