Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1996-07-30
1998-12-22
Hofsass, Jeffery A.
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
340631, 73 5307, 324698, G08B 2100
Patent
active
058524045
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the detection and identification of metal particles, coolant or water in engine oil or hydraulic fluid. The apparatus comprising means for generating a high frequency oscillating field within the fluid, means for generating an electric field within the fluid, means for measuring the real and imaginary part of the complex impedance associated with the interaction of the electric field and the fluid, and means for determining at least one of the presence, the absence or the variation of metal particles, coolant or water in the fluid based upon the impedance measured. The high frequency oscillating field has a frequency range of approximately 2 megahertz to 10 gigahertz. Also, apparatus for the detection and characteristic identification of contaminants in engine oil or hydraulic fluid is provided. The apparatus for the characteristic identification of contaminants in engine oil or hydraulic fluid comprises means for generating a high frequency oscillating field within the fluid, means for generating an electric field within the fluid, means for measuring the real and imaginary part of the complex impedance associated with the interaction of the electric field and the fluid, identifying the real and complex parts of the complex impedance associated with the contaminants for providing a signature of the contaminants in the fluid, and means for determining at least one of the presence, the absence or the variation of metal particles, coolant or water in the fluid based upon the impedance measured.
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Hofsass Jeffery A.
Payne Alton W.
Tweel , Jr. John
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