An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting Liquid

A method for continuously measuring the quantity of non-conducting immiscible liquid dispersed in a detergent slurry is developed. The instrument relies on measuring the rms value of fluctuations in the instantaneous resistance across electrodes in the flowing fluid. Fundamental concepts underlying...

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Main Authors: K. T. Lee, M. S. Beck, K. J. McKeown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1974-09-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407400700904
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description A method for continuously measuring the quantity of non-conducting immiscible liquid dispersed in a detergent slurry is developed. The instrument relies on measuring the rms value of fluctuations in the instantaneous resistance across electrodes in the flowing fluid. Fundamental concepts underlying this technique are discussed, together with the details of the measuring system and the construction of the electrodes. Some experimental results are presented which show that the output of the instrument is proportional to the quantity of the dispersed phase. This technique is generally applicable to any two-phase fluid system where the carrier is conducting and the minor discontinuous component has a different value of conductivity.
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spelling doaj.art-58ca1be6111945649edece0db977da3d2022-12-21T17:59:17ZengSAGE PublishingMeasurement + Control0020-29401974-09-01710.1177/002029407400700904An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting LiquidK. T. Lee0M. S. Beck1K. J. McKeown2 School of Control Engineering, University of Bradford School of Control Engineering, University of Bradford Unilever Research Laboratory, Port SunlightA method for continuously measuring the quantity of non-conducting immiscible liquid dispersed in a detergent slurry is developed. The instrument relies on measuring the rms value of fluctuations in the instantaneous resistance across electrodes in the flowing fluid. Fundamental concepts underlying this technique are discussed, together with the details of the measuring system and the construction of the electrodes. Some experimental results are presented which show that the output of the instrument is proportional to the quantity of the dispersed phase. This technique is generally applicable to any two-phase fluid system where the carrier is conducting and the minor discontinuous component has a different value of conductivity.https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407400700904
spellingShingle K. T. Lee
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title An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting Liquid
title_full An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting Liquid
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title_full_unstemmed An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting Liquid
title_short An On-Line Instrument for Measuring Small Quantities of Dispersed Non-Conducting Liquid in a Conducting Liquid
title_sort on line instrument for measuring small quantities of dispersed non conducting liquid in a conducting liquid
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