公开(公告)号：US11035826B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US17144333

申请日：2021-01-08

申请人： CiDRA CORPORATE SERVICES INC.

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Douglas H. Loose ,  James M. Sullivan ,  John Biesak ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Michael A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01N29/024 ,  B03D1/02 ,  G01F1/74 ,  G01N29/02 ,  G01L11/04 ,  G01F1/708 ,  G01F1/712

摘要： The invention provides a signal processor that receives a signal containing information about an acoustic signal that is generated by at least one acoustic transmitter, that travels through an aerated fluid in a container, and that is received by at least one acoustic receiver arranged in relation to the container, including inside the container; and determines the gas volume fraction of the aerated fluid based at least partly on the speed of sound measurement of the acoustic signal that travels through the aerated fluid in the container. The signal processor also sends an output signal containing information about the gas volume fraction of the aerated fluid. The signal processor may be configured together with at least one acoustic transmitter, the at least one acoustic receiver, or both.