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Detecting ice particles

US7984647B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Rosemount Aerospace Inc. · US

Inventors

John A. Severson · Eagan, US
Darren G. Jackson · Prior Lake, US
Matthew J. Hansen · Thibodaux, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2010
Grant date	Jul 26, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B19/02
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting ice particle accumulation is disclosed herein. In one exemplary implementation, a method for detecting ice is described in which a parameter within an interior volume of a heated conduit is measured. The method also includes detecting the presence of an accumulation of ice particles based on the parameter measured within the interior volume of the heated conduit.

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