Invention Publication
- Patent Title: METHODS FOR FLOW AND FLUID PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT USING INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS
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Application No.: US18159586Application Date: 2023-01-25
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Publication No.: US20240255406A1Publication Date: 2024-08-01
- Inventor: Wei-Chih Wang , Fiona Marie Wang
- Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu City
- Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
- Current Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu City
- Main IPC: G01N11/16
- IPC: G01N11/16 ; G02B6/132

Abstract:
Provided is a method for measuring fluid's viscosity and mass flow, including the steps of immersing one end of an optical fiber into fluid, emitting a light beam by a light source, receiving the light beam by the optical fiber; and measuring the viscosity and the mass flow of the fluid in a sink based on a displacement of the one end of the optical fiber. The method further includes tapering the one end of the optical fiber and coating a surface of the one end of the optical fiber with a deposited gold thin film as a mirror. The light source is an unpolarized diode laser. Accordingly, the size of the measurement system setup is reduced by using ultra-small sensors. Moreover, the present disclosure also provides methods for fluid's viscosity and mass flow measurement by using intensity modulating sensors, elliptical core two-mode fiber-optic sensors and Fabry-Perot interferometer sensors.
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