Method and apparatus for ultrasonic sizing of particles in...

Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves

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C073S602000, C073S628000, C073S866500

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07010979

ABSTRACT:
A particle size distribution monitor, comprising: a transducer adapted to be a source of ultrasonic energy and positioned in contact with a suspension containing a percent by volume of particles in a liquid, the transducer transmitting ultrasonic energy through the suspension wherein the energy comprises a wideband pulse containing a range of frequency components; a transducer adapted to be a receiver of ultrasonic energy and positioned in contact with said suspension to receive said wideband range of ultrasonic energy which has passed through the suspension; a first means adapted to accept a signal from said receiver and make an instantaneous determination of the attenuation of the wideband ultrasonic energy in passing through the suspension. A method of monitoring the particle size distribution of particles in a suspension under dynamic conditions, comprising the steps of: transmitting a first pulse of ultrasonic energy containing a wideband range of frequency components through the suspension which attenuates the pulse; receiving the attenuated pulse after it has passed through the suspension; developing a first signal representative of the attenuated first pulse; digitizing the first signal with a high speed analog-to-digital converter to form a time domain signal; applying a Fourier transform to convert the time domain signal to an equivalent frequency domain signal, or spectrum, for each signal; converting the spectrum into dB to express the attenuation as a function of frequency.

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