DETERMINING AN ACTUAL VALUE AND/OR AN ACTUAL VALUE RANGE OF AT LEAST ONE STATE VARIABLE OF A FLUID IN A FLUID FLOW BY MEANS OF AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR PARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220252477A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17733898

    申请日:2022-04-29

    发明人: Carsten Mehring

    IPC分类号: G01L23/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for determining an actual value and/or an actual value range of at least one state variable of a fluid in a fluid flow by means of at least one indicator particle (9) introduced into the fluid. In addition it is proposed that the at least one indicator particle (9) is designed and provided for an irreversible property change of an indicator property of the indicator particle (9) in the case of a certain indicator value of the at least one state variable in the fluid flow and/or as a clear function of the actual value when a certain period of time has elapsed after the indicator particle (9) has been introduced into the fluid, wherein the indicator particle (9) is detected at a detection point, the indicator property of the indicator particle (9) is evaluated and the actual value and/or the actual value range of the state variable is inferred from the indicator property upstream of the detection point. The invention also relates to a method for operating a fluid-guiding device (7), an indicator particle (9) and a device (7) for determining the actual value and/or actual value range of the at least one state variable.

    Apparatus for determining fill level of a fill substance in a container with process isolation having at least two plastics

    公开(公告)号:US10113899B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15032356

    申请日:2014-11-03

    摘要: An apparatus for determining or monitoring the fill level of a fill substance located in a container in a process, comprising: a signal producing unit; an in-coupling/out-coupling unit an antenna unit; wherein the antenna unit has a hollow conductor and an antenna element widening toward the fill substance and the antenna unit transmits high-frequency measuring signals in the direction of the surface of the fill substance and receives echo signals reflected on the surface of the fill substance; and a control/evaluation unit, which ascertains the fill level of the fill substance in the container based on travel time of the measuring signals. In or on the antenna unit a process isolation is provided, which is at least approximately transparent for the high-frequency measuring signals and which protects the in-coupling/out-coupling unit against influences of the process. The process isolation is an isostatically pressed, molded part, which is manufactured of at least two plastics having different physical and/or chemical properties.