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Fiber optic liquid mass flow sensor and method
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | A method and apparatus are provided for sensing the mass flow rate of a fluid flowing through a pipe. A light beam containing plural individual wavelengths is projected from one side of the pipe across the width of the pipe so as to pass through the fluid under test. Fiber optic couplers located at least two positions on the opposite side of the pipe are used to detect the light beam. A determination is then made of the relative strengths of the light beam for each wavelength at the at least two positions and based at least in part on these relative strengths, the mass flow rate of the fluid is determined. |
| File Size | 647248 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100027552 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0ns5r210 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-06-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics Patents Light Beams Detection Mass Flow Rate Mass Flow Fiber Optics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
