Fluid system and method of assessing a property of a fluid...

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2007-09-04

2007-09-04

Thompson, Jewel (Department: 2855)

Measuring and testing

Volume or rate of flow

Thermal type

Reexamination Certificate

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11420491

ABSTRACT:
A fluid system installed on a vehicle and a method for assessing a property of a fluid flowing in the fluid system. The fluid system and method entail flowing at least a portion of the fluid through a passage within a freestanding portion of a micromachined tube supported above a substrate so as to define a gap therebetween, vibrating the freestanding portion of the micromachined tube at a resonant frequency thereof, sensing the movement of the freestanding portion of the micromachined tube so as to measure at least one of the vibration frequency and deflection of the freestanding portion relative to the substrate and produce therefrom at least one output corresponding to at least one of the mass flow rate, specific gravity, and density of the portion of the fluid flowing through the passage, and then using the output to compute the property of the fluid.

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