Viscometer with reduced dead-volume and high dynamic range

    公开(公告)号:US12078582B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17741350

    申请日:2022-05-10

    申请人: Rheosense, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01N11/08 G01N11/00

    摘要: A viscometer includes a viscosity sensor with a liquid flow channel for measuring a viscosity of a liquid flowing through the liquid flow channel, a manifold with an inlet and an outlet for receiving a liquid sample through the inlet of the manifold and providing the received liquid sample through the outlet of the manifold to the viscosity sensor, and a pump coupled with the manifold for causing an in-flow of the liquid sample into the manifold through the inlet of the manifold and an out-flow of the received liquid sample from the manifold through the outlet of the manifold. Also disclosed is a viscosity sensor module with two or more viscosity sensors.

    Testing drag reducing agent efficiency

    公开(公告)号:US12050165B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17681576

    申请日:2022-02-25

    IPC分类号: G01N11/14 G01N11/00

    CPC分类号: G01N11/14 G01N2011/006

    摘要: A drag reducing efficiency test is performed on a sample. The sample includes a crude-oil based fluid and a drag reducing agent. The sample is placed within an inner volume defined by a sample housing. A sensing portion of a sensor is submerged in the sample within the sample housing. The sensor includes a disk (sensing portion) and a supporting rod. A lid is placed on the sample housing to isolate the sample within the inner volume. The sensor is coupled to an air bearing motor. The sensor is rotated by the air bearing motor at a plurality of shear rates. For each shear rate, the sensor measures a torque applied by the sample on the disk in response to the disk rotating while submerged in the respective sample at the respective shear rate.

    Apparatus and method for viscosity measurements using a portable field viscometer

    公开(公告)号:US12038362B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17665193

    申请日:2022-02-04

    申请人: Noh A. Park

    发明人: Noh A. Park

    IPC分类号: G01N11/04 G01N9/12 G01N11/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method are disclosed for accurately determining viscosity of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in the field or in-service by using a potable field viscometer. The portable field viscometer includes a vertical disposable (or reusable) sample insert tube filled with the liquid which the viscosity is to be determined. Using fins on the needle surface, a needle having a known density is made to fall through the liquid in the disposable (or reusable) sample insert tube coaxially. Using the time that the needle takes to fall between two known distance marks on the extension bar attached the top of the needle or transducers such as light, laser or magnetic, the velocity of the needle falling through the liquid is determined. Thus, the viscosity can be calculated by using the velocity of a needle. In the method, viscosity, shear rate and shear stress can be determined according to the disclosed method.

    Determining Physical Parameters of a Liquid
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240201219A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18528347

    申请日:2023-12-04

    申请人: Tecan Trading AG

    IPC分类号: G01N35/10 G01N11/00 G01N13/02

    摘要: A method for determining physical parameters of a liquid to be aspirated and/or dispensed by a laboratory automation device comprises: picking up of a pipette with the laboratory automation device; lowering the pipette into a sample container with the laboratory automation device, the sample container containing the liquid; aspirating and dispensing air and liquid with the laboratory automation device in such a way, that a liquid level in the pipette solely rises in a first step and solely lowers in a second step, such that an interior surface of the pipette is wetted with liquid solely one time; and during aspirating and dispensing air and liquid, measuring a pressure curve in the pipette and determining the physical parameters from the pressure curve, the physical parameters comprising at least one of a surface tension, a wetting angle and a viscosity.

    METHOD AND SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR METERING ANTI-INTERFERENCE OF GAS ULTRASONIC METER

    公开(公告)号:US20240085294A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18487108

    申请日:2023-10-15

    IPC分类号: G01N11/00

    CPC分类号: G01N11/00 G01N2011/0073

    摘要: A method and a smart gas Internet of things (IoT) system for metering anti-interference of a gas ultrasonic meter. The IoT system including a smart gas user platform, a smart gas service platform, a smart gas sensing network platform, a smart gas object platform, and a smart gas device management platform. The method may be performed by the smart gas device management platform. The method may include: transmitting at least two sound waves of different frequencies at at least two time-dividing points and receiving at least two echo signals by the gas ultrasonic meter. The at least two time-dividing points may be determined at least based on time-dividing point correlation data; determining, based on the at least two echo signals, a gas flow difference; determining, based on the gas flow difference, whether a noise interference exists; and in response to a determination that the noise interference exists, adjusting a gas metering strategy.