FR2402376A1 - Transducteur ultrasonore et appareil de detection d'un niveau de liquide - Google Patents
Transducteur ultrasonore et appareil de detection d'un niveau de liquideInfo
- Publication number
- FR2402376A1 FR2402376A1 FR7824908A FR7824908A FR2402376A1 FR 2402376 A1 FR2402376 A1 FR 2402376A1 FR 7824908 A FR7824908 A FR 7824908A FR 7824908 A FR7824908 A FR 7824908A FR 2402376 A1 FR2402376 A1 FR 2402376A1
- Authority
- FR
- France
- Prior art keywords
- liquid level
- ultrasonic transducer
- detection device
- level detection
- relates
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
- G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
- G01F23/2962—Measuring transit time of reflected waves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
- G01N2291/028—Material parameters
- G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
- Length Measuring Devices Characterised By Use Of Acoustic Means (AREA)
Abstract
L'invention concerne un transducteur ultrasonore. Elle se rapporte à un transducteur comprenant un boîtier 12 ayant un cristal piézoélectrique 15, une matière 16, 17 d'adaptation d'impédance, comprenant une couche contenant des sphères creuses de verre, un tube 13 délimitant un espace 31 de circulation de gaz, et un réflecteur de référence comprenant un organe réfléchissant 34 maintenu par des branches 32a et 32b à faible coefficient de dilatation. Application aux appareils de détermination du niveau de liquide dans les réservoirs.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US05/829,036 US4130018A (en) | 1977-08-30 | 1977-08-30 | Ultrasonic transducer with reference reflector |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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FR2402376A1 true FR2402376A1 (fr) | 1979-03-30 |
FR2402376B1 FR2402376B1 (fr) | 1987-02-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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FR7824908A Expired FR2402376B1 (fr) | 1977-08-30 | 1978-08-29 | Transducteur ultrasonore et appareil de detection d'un niveau de liquide |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4130018A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA1123946A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE2837689A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2402376B1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB2003699B (fr) |
SE (1) | SE427711B (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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FR2494484A1 (fr) * | 1980-11-20 | 1982-05-21 | Framatome Sa | Dispositif de detection de phase gazeuse dans un reacteur nucleaire |
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JPS6293608A (ja) * | 1985-10-21 | 1987-04-30 | Kawasaki Steel Corp | ロ−ルプロフイ−ル測定方法および装置 |
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EP0766071B1 (fr) | 1995-09-28 | 2002-04-10 | Endress + Hauser Gmbh + Co. | Sonde ultrasonique |
US5962952A (en) * | 1995-11-03 | 1999-10-05 | Coherent Technologies, Inc. | Ultrasonic transducer |
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DE19742294A1 (de) * | 1997-09-25 | 1999-04-01 | Elster Produktion Gmbh | Schallerzeuger und/oder Schallempfänger und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung |
GB2334782B (en) * | 1998-02-25 | 2002-02-13 | Federal Ind Ind Group Inc | Acoustic transducers |
FR2796155B1 (fr) * | 1999-07-09 | 2001-09-07 | Pechiney Rhenalu | Procede et dispositif ameliores de comptage des inclusions dans un bain de metal liquide par ultrasons |
JP3555017B2 (ja) * | 1999-09-22 | 2004-08-18 | 三菱電機株式会社 | 感熱式流量センサ |
US7166098B1 (en) * | 1999-12-30 | 2007-01-23 | Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. | Medical assembly with transducer for local delivery of a therapeutic substance and method of using same |
US6604408B2 (en) * | 2001-03-02 | 2003-08-12 | Matec Instrument Companies, Inc. | Device for use in determining characteristics of particles dispersed in a medium, and method therefor |
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FR2834062B1 (fr) * | 2001-12-21 | 2004-07-09 | Marwal Systems | Jauge de niveau |
EP1416255A1 (fr) * | 2002-01-28 | 2004-05-06 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Emetteur-recepteur ultrasonore et debitmetre ultrasonore |
US6993967B2 (en) * | 2002-07-12 | 2006-02-07 | Ti Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C. | Fluid level sensor |
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US20070028682A1 (en) * | 2005-08-04 | 2007-02-08 | Geon Sagong | System for measuring fluid level using acoustic impedance matching |
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US8100006B2 (en) * | 2006-08-21 | 2012-01-24 | Engineering Technologies Canada Ltd. | Liquid level measurement device and installation incorporating the same |
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1977
- 1977-08-30 US US05/829,036 patent/US4130018A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1978
- 1978-08-17 GB GB7833747A patent/GB2003699B/en not_active Expired
- 1978-08-29 SE SE7809090A patent/SE427711B/sv not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1978-08-29 DE DE19782837689 patent/DE2837689A1/de active Granted
- 1978-08-29 FR FR7824908A patent/FR2402376B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1978-08-29 CA CA310,260A patent/CA1123946A/fr not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2494484A1 (fr) * | 1980-11-20 | 1982-05-21 | Framatome Sa | Dispositif de detection de phase gazeuse dans un reacteur nucleaire |
EP0053068A1 (fr) * | 1980-11-20 | 1982-06-02 | Framatome | Dispositif de détection de phase gazeuse dans un réacteur nucléaire |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB2003699B (en) | 1982-03-10 |
DE2837689A1 (de) | 1979-04-05 |
US4130018A (en) | 1978-12-19 |
FR2402376B1 (fr) | 1987-02-13 |
SE7809090L (sv) | 1979-03-01 |
CA1123946A (fr) | 1982-05-18 |
GB2003699A (en) | 1979-03-14 |
SE427711B (sv) | 1983-04-25 |
DE2837689C2 (fr) | 1988-09-22 |
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