Measuring and testing – Testing sealed receptacle
Patent
1988-03-23
1989-09-26
Chapman, John
Measuring and testing
Testing sealed receptacle
73703, G01L 1100
Patent
active
048690970
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus are provided for measuring the pressure of a gas within a sealed vessel. A sonic transducer is used to apply an oscillating force to the surface of the vessel. The frequency of the ultrasonic wave is swept through a range which causes resonant vibration of the gas in the vessel. A receiving transducer measures the amplitude of the resultant vibration at the vessel surface and reveals the resonant frequency of the gas as peaks in the amplitude of the sweep. The resonant frequency obtained depends upon the composition of the gas, its pressure and temperature, and the shape of the confining vessel. These relationships can be predetermined empirically so that the pressure inside the vessel can be calculated when the composition of the gas, its temperature, and shape of the confining vessel are known. The output of the receiver is fed into a computer which is programmed to calculate the pressure based upon these predetermined relationships which are stored in the computer.
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Bivins Lawrence R.
Bulau James R.
Richardson John M.
Tittmann Bernhard R.
Chapman John
Hamann H. Frederick
Malin Craig O.
Rockwell International Corporation
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