Determining resonant frequencies and magnetic influence factors of materials in the earth

    公开(公告)号:US11726227B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17843901

    申请日:2022-06-17

    Inventor: Philip Clegg

    CPC classification number: G01V3/14 G01B7/26 G01V3/10 G01V3/38

    Abstract: A method for calculating a magnetic influence factor (MIF) between an atom and a resonant atom of a molecule of a material includes determining a current magnetic field strength at a test location above a quantity of material buried at the test location, transmitting a test signal from an antenna at the test location, the test signal comprising a test fundamental frequency, and detecting, at the test location, a reflected wave comprising the test fundamental frequency on the antenna. The method includes varying the test fundamental frequency while retransmitting the test signal and detecting a reflected wave until reflected waves of various test frequencies are detected and identifying from the detected reflected waves a resonant frequency corresponding to a maximum magnitude of the detected reflected waves. The material includes molecules with a resonant atom and at least one atom different than the resonant atom.

    A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE FLOWMETER AND A METHOD OF MEASURING FLOW USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20180224309A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-09

    申请号:US15749320

    申请日:2016-08-16

    Abstract: A nuclear magnetic resonance flowmeter comprising at least one coil (40) of electrically conductive material through which an electrical current flows when the apparatus is in use. This generates a magnetic field in a region through which flows a fluid the flow of which is to be measured and throughout which there is a uniform weak magnetic field such as the Earth's magnetic field. Electrical circuitry (46 to 52) is connected to the said at least one coil (40) to switch on and abruptly switch off such an electrical current. There is an NMR sensor (42) connected to the electrical circuitry (46 to 52) to provide a measure of the decay in the NMR signal from nuclei within such fluid following the abrupt switching off of such an electrical current. A processor (52) of the electrical circuitry (46 to 52) is formed and/or programmed to provide a measure of the flow of such fluid from the said measure of the decay. Also, a method of measuring the flow of a fluid using such a flowmeter.

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