Liquid presence detector having a composite waveguide for acoust

Details Liquid presence detector having a composite waveguide for acoust Liquid presence detector having a composite waveguide for acoust

1990-07-19

1992-03-24

Pihulic, Daniel T.

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Echo systems

Distance or direction finding

367908, 340621, 73290V, G01S 1508

Patent

active

050994549

ABSTRACT:
The detector for detecting the presence of a liquid comprises: a) a metal veguide having a solid cylindrical top first portion of relatively small section with an outside diameter having a first value d1, which first portion is fixed on a support, a cylindrical rigid bottom second portion whose outside diameter has a second value d2 greater than the first value d1, which second portion extends the first portion downwards and is connected thereto by a short linking portion; b) transducer means disposed in the vicinity of the top portion of the waveguide; and c) electronic processing means. The value of the frequency at which the transducer means are excited is selected in such a manner that acoustic wave trains propagate in the cylindrical first portion at the group velocity of low frequency waves, and propagate in the cylindrical second portion at the minimum group velocity corresponding to the point of inflection in the curve of phase velocity as a function of frequency.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4641139 (1987-02-01), Edvardsson
patent: 4679430 (1987-07-01), Scott-Kestin et al.
patent: 4765186 (1988-08-01), Dieulesqint et al.

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