Measuring and testing – Liquid analysis or analysis of the suspension of solids in a... – Viscosity
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2006-09-26
Williams, Hezron (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Liquid analysis or analysis of the suspension of solids in a...
Viscosity
Reexamination Certificate
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07111500
ABSTRACT:
A piezoelectric resonator is immersed in a liquid, an AC signal is applied, and a local maximum of the conductance is determined. A frequency change due to the viscosity effect is determined from two frequencies of three frequencies including a resonance frequency that is applied at that local maximum, and first and second half-value frequencies at which a half-value conductance of half that local maximum is given. The influence of the mass effect can be eliminated, so that an accurate measurement of the viscosity change is possible. Moreover, if the substance to be analyzed that is contained in the liquid adheres to a reaction film of the piezoelectric resonator, the mass of the piezoelectric resonator changes, and the second half-value frequency is measured. It is thus possible to derive only the influence of the mass effect, since the half-value frequencies are not influenced by the viscosity effect.
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Ichihashi Motoko
Itoh Atsushi
Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Fitzgerald John
ULVAC Inc.
Williams Hezron
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