Applications of pump performance monitoring
    72.
    发明授权
    Applications of pump performance monitoring 有权
    泵性能监测应用

    公开(公告)号:US09062682B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US12992927

    申请日:2009-05-20

    摘要: The present invention provides a processor or signal processing module that features one or more modules configured to receive an input signal containing information about the unsteady pressures or acoustic emissions caused by a medium flowing through a pump, and also configured to provide of an output signal containing information about the performance of the pump. The information about the performance of the pump may include information about pump performance monitoring by a slip flow measurement, about predicting impeller wear, about pump impeller cavitation monitoring, about pump monitoring through acoustic emissions, about pump leak detection, about pump efficiency monitoring and about positive displacement pump monitoring.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种处理器或信号处理模块,其特征在于一个或多个模块,其被配置为接收包含由流经泵的介质引起的不稳定压力或声发射的信息的输入信号,并且还被配置为提供包含 有关泵的性能的信息。 关于泵的性能的信息可以包括关于通过滑流测量的泵性能监测的信息,关于预测叶轮磨损,关于泵叶轮空化监测,关于通过声发射的泵监测,关于泵泄漏检测,关于泵效率监测和关于 正排量泵监测。

    SONIC FILTER FOR MEASURING AND CAPTURING PARTICLES HAVING A PARTICULAR PARTICLE SIZE IN A FLUID, MIXTURE OR PROCESS FLOW
    74.
    发明申请
    SONIC FILTER FOR MEASURING AND CAPTURING PARTICLES HAVING A PARTICULAR PARTICLE SIZE IN A FLUID, MIXTURE OR PROCESS FLOW 有权
    用于测量和捕获在流体,混合或过程流中具有特定颗粒尺寸的颗粒的SONIC过滤器

    公开(公告)号:US20140047909A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-20

    申请号:US13983409

    申请日:2012-02-06

    IPC分类号: G01N29/036

    摘要: Apparatus is provided featuring an acoustic driver and a transducer. The acoustic driver is configured to provide an acoustic driver signal having a frequency that can be adjusted to yield a given wavelength, which in turn, will selectively capture a particular particle size of particles in a fluid, mixture or process flow. The transducer is configured to respond to the acoustic driver signal and provide an acoustic signal having a standing wave at the frequency in order to yield the given wavelength that will selectively capture the particular particle size of the particles in the fluid, mixture or process flow, in order to determine the mass of the particles having the particular particle size in the fluid, mixture or process flow.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有声学驱动器和换能器的装置。 声学驱动器被配置为提供具有可被调节以产生给定波长的频率的声学驱动器信号,该频率又将选择性地捕获流体,混合物或过程流中特定粒子的粒子。 换能器被配置为响应声学驱动器信号并且提供具有频率驻波的声信号,以产生将选择性地捕获流体,混合物或过程流中的颗粒的特定粒度的给定波长, 以确定在流体,混合物或工艺流程中具有特定粒度的颗粒的质量。

    Method and Apparatus for Measuring Parameters of a Fluid Flowing within a Pipe Using a Configurable Array of Sensors
    75.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Measuring Parameters of a Fluid Flowing within a Pipe Using a Configurable Array of Sensors 有权
    使用可配置的传感器阵列来测量管内流体流动参数的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110208447A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US12986347

    申请日:2011-01-07

    IPC分类号: G01F1/34 G01F1/00 G01F1/66

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7082

    摘要: An apparatus for measuring at least one parameter associated with a fluid flowing within a pipe includes a single sheet of piezoelectric film material wrapped around at least a portion of the pipe and an array of sensors disposed at different locations on the film material. Each of the sensors provides a signal indicative of pressure within the pipe at a corresponding axial and/or circumferential location of the pipe. The sensors are selectively configurable to provide the pressure signals. The signals are processed to determine the parameter. The array of sensors is configurable in response to different criteria. The criteria includes at least one of the parameter of the fluid to be output, an input signal specifying sensors to be selected, a predetermined configuration based on the parameter to be determined, and in response to a previously determined parameter of the fluid.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量与在管道内流动的流体相关联的至少一个参数的装置包括缠绕在管的至少一部分上的单片压电膜材料和设置在膜材料上的不同位置的传感器阵列。 每个传感器提供在管道的相应轴向和/或周向位置处指示管内的压力的信号。 传感器可选择性地配置以提供压力信号。 处理信号以确定参数。 传感器阵列可根据不同的标准进行配置。 标准包括要输出的流体的参数,要选择的传感器的输入信号,要确定的参数的预定配置以及响应于先前确定的流体参数的至少一个。

    PIPE WITH INTEGRATED PROCESS MONITORING
    76.
    发明申请
    PIPE WITH INTEGRATED PROCESS MONITORING 有权
    具有集成过程监控的管道

    公开(公告)号:US20110036439A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12920941

    申请日:2009-03-09

    申请人: Mark R. Fernald

    发明人: Mark R. Fernald

    IPC分类号: F16L55/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a pipe featuring an inner core; an outer pipe wall; and measurement instrumentation configured or arranged between the inner core and outer pipe wall, and also configured to respond to one or more process variables related to media flowing in the pipe and to provide a signal containing information about the one or more process variables. The pipe may include a pipe liner configured inside the outer pipe wall, where the measurement instrumentation in configured on the inside of the pipe liner.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种具有内芯的管; 外管壁; 以及配置或布置在内芯管和外管壁之间的测量仪器,并且还被配置为响应与在管道中流动的介质相关的一个或多个过程变量,并且提供包含关于一个或多个过程变量的信息的信号。 管道可以包括构造在外管壁内部的管衬套,其中测量仪器配置在管衬内侧。

    Method and apparatus for measuring parameters of a fluid flowing within a pipe using a configurable array of sensors
    77.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for measuring parameters of a fluid flowing within a pipe using a configurable array of sensors 有权
    用于使用可配置的传感器阵列测量在管内流动的流体的参数的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07882750B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-08

    申请号:US11890322

    申请日:2007-08-06

    IPC分类号: G01F1/20

    CPC分类号: G01F1/7082

    摘要: An apparatus for measuring at least one parameter associated with a fluid flowing within a pipe includes a single sheet of piezoelectric film material wrapped around at least a portion of the pipe and an array of sensors disposed at different locations on the film material. Each of the sensors provides a signal indicative of pressure within the pipe at a corresponding axial and/or circumferential location of the pipe. The sensors are selectively configurable to provide the pressure signals. The signals are processed to determine the parameter. The array of sensors is configurable in response to different criteria. The criteria includes at least one of the parameter of the fluid to be output, an input signal specifying sensors to be selected, a predetermined configuration based on the parameter to be determined, and in response to a previously determined parameter of the fluid.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量与在管道内流动的流体相关联的至少一个参数的装置包括缠绕在管的至少一部分上的单片压电膜材料和设置在膜材料上的不同位置的传感器阵列。 每个传感器提供在管道的相应轴向和/或周向位置处指示管内的压力的信号。 传感器可选择性地配置以提供压力信号。 处理信号以确定参数。 传感器阵列可根据不同的标准进行配置。 标准包括要输出的流体的参数,要选择的传感器的输入信号,基于要确定的参数的预定配置以及响应于先前确定的流体参数的至少一个。

    Pressure-isolated bragg grating temperature sensor
    78.
    发明授权
    Pressure-isolated bragg grating temperature sensor 有权
    压力隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06813013B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-02

    申请号:US10193876

    申请日:2002-07-12

    IPC分类号: G01N2100

    摘要: A pressure-isolated Bragg grating temperature sensor includes an optical element, which includes an optical fiber having at least one Bragg grating disposed therein. The Bragg grating is encased within and fused to at least a portion of an inner glass capillary tube, or comprises a large diameter waveguide grating having a core and a wide cladding and having the grating disposed therein, encased within an outer tube to form a chamber. An extended portion of the sensing element that has the grating therein extends inwardly into the chamber, which allows the grating to sense temperature changes but isolates the grating from external pressure. More than one grating or pair of gratings may be used and more than one fiber or optical core may be used. At least a portion of the sensing element may be doped between a pair of gratings to form a temperature tuned laser, or the grating or gratings may be configured as a tunable DFB laser disposed in the sensing element.

    摘要翻译: 压力隔离布拉格光栅温度传感器包括光学元件,其包括其中布置有至少一个布拉格光栅的光纤。 布拉格光栅被封装在内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中并且熔合到内玻璃毛细管的至少一部分中,或包括具有芯和宽包层并且具有设置在其中的光栅的大直径波导光栅,该光栅包围在外管内以形成室 。 其中具有光栅的感测元件的延伸部分向内延伸到腔室中,这允许光栅感测温度变化,但是将光栅与外部压力隔离。 可以使用多于一个的光栅或一对光栅,并且可以使用多于一个的光纤或光纤。 感测元件的至少一部分可以掺杂在一对光栅之间以形成温度调节的激光器,或者光栅或光栅可被配置为设置在感测元件中的可调DFB激光器。

    Method for annealing an optical waveguide having a bragg grating to accelerate ageing
    79.
    发明授权
    Method for annealing an optical waveguide having a bragg grating to accelerate ageing 有权
    对具有布拉格光栅的光波导进行退火以加速老化的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06601411B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-05

    申请号:US09751672

    申请日:2001-03-26

    IPC分类号: C03B3700

    CPC分类号: C03B25/025 C03B37/15

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for annealing an optical waveguide, including an optical fiber or large-diameter waveguide structure, having along some length an induced refractive index difference that decays over time and so causes drift in the wavelength of reflected light when broadband light is inserted into the optical waveguide. The method uses an assumed decay formula for the induced refractive index difference indicating how the induced refractive index difference decays over time, the assumed decay formula having parameters that depend on temperature. The method includes the steps of: determining the (temperature dependent) parameters in the assumed decay formula for both an operating temperature and an annealing temperature, the annealing temperature being higher than the operating temperature, by fitting the observed decay over a measuring time at the two temperatures; and determining an anneal time at the annealing temperature based on a maximum allowed drift at the operating temperature. In operation, an optical waveguide is then annealed at the anneal temperature for the anneal time to provide a heat treatment (annealing) process for stabilizing Bragg gratings inscribed in the optical waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种退光光波导的方法,该光波导包括光纤或大直径波导结构,沿着某种长度具有随时间衰减的诱导折射率差异,并且因此当宽带光为...时导致反射光的波长漂移 插入光波导中。 该方法使用假定的衰减公式来表示诱导折射率差异随时间的衰减如何,所假定的衰变公式具有取决于温度的参数。 该方法包括以下步骤:通过在所测量的时间内将所观察到的衰减拟合,确定在工作温度和退火温度下的假定衰减公式中的(温度依赖)参数,退火温度高于工作温度 两个温度 以及基于工作温度下的最大允许漂移,在退火温度下确定退火时间。 在操作中,然后在退火温度下将光波导退火退火时间,以提供用于稳定内插在光波导中的布拉格光栅的热处理(退火)工艺。