公开(公告)号：US10309887B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14762223

申请日：2014-01-22

Applicant: CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.

Inventor： David V. Newton ,  Mark R. Fernald

IPC: G01N15/02 ,  G01N29/46 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/14 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/09 ,  G01N15/00

Abstract: Apparatus features a signal processor or processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting a solid sensor element configured in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry; and determine particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the particle sizes of solids in the process fluid.