CN210376400U - Online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument - Google Patents

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CN210376400U
CN210376400U CN201920442885.9U CN201920442885U CN210376400U CN 210376400 U CN210376400 U CN 210376400U CN 201920442885 U CN201920442885 U CN 201920442885U CN 210376400 U CN210376400 U CN 210376400U
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The utility model discloses an online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument in the liquid alcohol concentration measurement field, comprising a main body, be provided with 2 pressure detection element that distribute on top of one at vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection element and alcohol liquid contact, still be equipped with the temperature sensor who detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor and pressure detection element all are connected with the detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with the display screen electricity. The utility model can quickly, conveniently, efficiently and accurately detect the alcohol concentration, realize the online and long-range data transmission function, and provide the acquisition and measurement of alcohol concentration data for the future automatic brewing industry; the device has the advantages that the device is convenient to use in the production link, advanced technology and traditional production are combined, economic benefits are generated, and the structure of a product is designed in an advanced idea according to special requirements of a use environment and the realization of a measurement function.

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Online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to liquid alcohol concentration measurement field, in particular to online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument.
Background
An important parameter of liquid alcohol is an alcohol concentration index, which is a percentage value data of pure alcohol (volume) content in the whole liquid volume. The liquid alcohol is characterized in that the physical phenomenon of expansion with heat and contraction with cold of the alcohol liquid is obvious, and the volume change of the alcohol liquid is much more obvious than that of water along with the change of temperature, so that the alcohol concentration measurement is special. According to the characteristics of liquid alcohol, namely temperature change, volume change and weight change, the density change is caused. Therefore, how to master the measurement of the alcohol concentration is a key link in the field of alcohol production and circulation.
In the prior art, a traditional method is that an alcohol gauge (similar to a specific gravity glass float ball) is manually adopted to measure the alcohol content and the temperature of an alcohol experience value at the current temperature, and then an alcohol concentration table is compared to finally inquire out alcohol concentration data. When the alcoholic strength data and the temperature data are manually collected and measured, the defects of insufficient accuracy, long period time and large error in checking and correcting exist, online data detection (sampling is needed) cannot be realized, and inconvenience is inevitably brought to the production link.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing an online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument can detect out alcohol concentration fast, conveniently, high-efficient accurately to can realize online, long-range form data transfer function, make the collection that the industry provided alcohol concentration data for future automation and measure.
The purpose of the utility model is realized like this: the utility model provides an online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument, includes the main part, be provided with 2 pressure detection element that distribute on one at a time in vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection element and alcohol liquid contact mutually, still be equipped with the temperature sensor who detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor and pressure detection element all are connected with detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with the display screen electricity.
The utility model discloses a 2 pressure detection component can detect out the alcohol liquid pressure of fixed interval (not co-altitude position), and alcohol temperature can be measured to temperature sensor. The liquid pressure is the pressure on the container generated by the liquid under the gravity of the earth, and the calculation formula of the pressure generated by the liquid is as follows: p = ρ gh, where ρ represents the density of the liquid, g is the acceleration of gravity and h represents the liquid depth. The pressure in the liquid is increased along with the increase of the depth of the liquid, and the pressure in all directions of the same liquid is equal in the same depth; the pressure generated by different liquids at the same depth is related to the density of the liquid, and the greater the density, the greater the pressure of the liquid. The vertical direction pitch of the 2 pressure detecting elements of the present meter is fixed, and then p (variation) = ρ (variation) g (fixed in use) h (fixed value). The density value rho of the alcohol liquid can be calculated through the pressure difference of the two pressure detection elements.
The density value rho of the alcohol liquid is combined with the temperature value of the current environment measured by the temperature sensor, and then the alcohol concentration can be inquired according to the alcohol concentration table.
The following table is part of the alcohol densitometer:
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as shown in the above table, the concentration data of the alcohol liquid can be inquired according to the temperature values of the vertical distribution and the density values in the table. The above-mentioned formula for calculating alcohol density and alcohol concentration meter are integrated and inputted into detection circuit, so that the alcohol concentration can be measured by means of temperature sensor and 2 pressure detection elements. The data acquisition and measurement are completely realized by electronic components, and the device does not depend on manual work, so that the efficient, convenient and accurate measurement effect is achieved.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that: can display the standard alcohol concentration at the temperature of 20 ℃; the alcohol concentration of the standard alcohol at 20 ℃ can be adjusted, and corresponding values can be increased and decreased according to the cognitive habits of customers; each parameter keeps 1 decimal, and the density value keeps 3 decimal values; the alarm function is set by a numerical value, and when the numerical value is set, a yellow lamp flickers to remind a person to check; the power supply of the instrument can adopt a mobile portable lithium battery charging type or a fixed 24-volt power supply; the alcohol concentration can be detected quickly, conveniently, efficiently and accurately.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the pressure detecting element is a pressure sensor or a pressure transmitter.
As a further improvement of the utility model, be equipped with the switch key on the display screen, it has alcohol pressure, density, temperature and concentration to show on the display screen. The switching can switch and display each parameter through the key.
As a further improvement of the utility model, a power supply is arranged on the main body and is a rechargeable lithium battery or a fixed 24-volt battery.
As a further improvement, the main part includes the base, the vertical graduated flask that is equipped with on the base, and the volume of awaiting measuring alcohol liquid dress is in the graduated flask, and 2 pressure detection components set up on the graduated flask lateral wall one on the other respectively, and the display screen setting is on the base surface, and the base bottom is provided with a plurality of rotatable adjusting screws. The technical scheme is suitable for measuring after sampling alcohol liquid, aiming at the operation mode of sampling alcohol liquid, the liquid volume is generally a little, other container tools such as a measuring cylinder and the like are required to be prepared, the measuring cylinder can be directly configured on the product, the direct sampling is convenient, data are displayed after the direct measurement, and the use environment lies in the laboratory and portable operation; considering that each use environment is not a horizontal desktop, the base adopts 4 adjusting screws to adjust the plane, so that the measuring cylinder is kept vertical.
As the utility model discloses a further improvement, the mounting groove of indent is seted up along vertical direction to the side of graduated flask one, and temperature sensor, battery and 2 pressure detection components are all installed in mounting groove one, and mounting groove one is equipped with the closing cap outward. The cover can protect the circuit and is more beautiful.
As a further improvement of the utility model, the main body comprises a bottom plate, a detection tube is vertically arranged on the bottom plate, a liquid outlet hopper communicated with the interior of the detection tube is arranged at the upper end of the detection tube, a liquid inlet communicated with the interior of the detection tube is arranged on the bottom plate, inner threads are arranged on the inner wall of the liquid inlet, a second mounting groove inwards concave is arranged on the outer side of the detection tube along the vertical direction, the temperature sensor, the battery and 2 pressure detection elements are all arranged in the second mounting groove, and a sealing cover is arranged outside the second mounting groove; the display screen sets up in the test tube outside, and the base bottom is provided with a plurality of rotatable adjusting screws. The scheme is suitable for online measurement of the concentration of the alcohol liquid flowing in the pipeline, can reduce the interference of pressure fluctuation on the measurement accuracy to the maximum extent, and stabilizes the pressure fluctuation when the liquid flows by adopting a mode of downward feeding and upward discharging of the measured alcohol liquid; when the device is used in a laboratory, the liquid inlet can be closed; when the device is used as a pipeline link, the device can be connected with a hose at a liquid inlet, alcohol liquid enters from the lower part and comes out from the upper part, and enters into the next link through a wine outlet, so that the two pressure detection elements can measure the liquid pressure, and the fluctuation interference of fluid is reduced.
As a further improvement, the main body includes the weight balance mechanism of bottom and the floater at top, is equipped with the connecting rod between weight balance mechanism and the floater, and 2 pressure detection components set up on the connecting rod one on the other respectively, and temperature sensor also sets up on the connecting rod. The scheme is suitable for measuring the concentration of liquid alcohol in various storage containers in different sizes, and adopts a floating type structural design, so that the instrument product can always float on the alcohol liquid level, can automatically rise and fall back along with the liquid level, the structural integrity of the tank body is not damaged, and the weight balancing mechanism can prevent the instrument from inclining; the flange type or the threaded opening can also be fixedly arranged on the outer side of the bottom of the tank body.
As a further improvement, the display screen is of a split structure and is connected with the detection circuit in the main body through an electric wire. The main measuring body and the display screen of the instrument are separated, so that the instrument can be used for detecting the concentration of liquid alcohol in a large tank, and is inconvenient to detect in a short distance; the display screen is connected at a far position convenient to observe, and alcohol concentration data can be transmitted remotely in real time.
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Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a display screen according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.
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The device comprises a pressure detection element 1, a temperature sensor 2, a display screen 3, a switching key 4, a measuring cylinder 5, a first mounting groove 5a, a battery 6, an adjusting screw 7, a sealing cover 8, a bottom plate 9, a detection tube 10, a liquid outlet hopper 11, a liquid inlet 12, a second mounting groove 13, a floating ball 14, a weight balancing mechanism 15, a connecting rod 16, an electric wire 17 and a base 18.
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Example 1
As shown in fig. 1-4, for an online portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration of this embodiment, including the main part, be provided with 2 pressure detection component 1 that distribute on top of each other in vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection component 1 contacts with alcohol liquid, still be equipped with temperature sensor 2 that detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor 2 and pressure detection component 1 all are connected with detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with display screen 3 electricity. The pressure detecting element 1 is a pressure sensor or a pressure transmitter. The display screen 3 is provided with a switch key 4, and the alcohol pressure, the density, the temperature and the concentration are displayed on the display screen 3. The main body is provided with a power supply which is a rechargeable lithium battery or a fixed 24-volt battery. The main part includes base 18, vertically is equipped with graduated flask 5 on the base 18, and the alcohol liquid dress of awaiting measuring is in graduated flask 5, and 2 pressure measurement component 1 set up on the 5 lateral walls of graduated flask one on the other respectively, and display screen 3 sets up on base 18 surface, and base 18 bottom is provided with a plurality of rotatable adjusting screw 7. The side of graduated flask 5 is seted up along vertical direction to the mounting groove 5a of indent, and temperature sensor 2, battery 6 and 2 pressure measurement element 1 are all installed in mounting groove 5a, and mounting groove 5a is equipped with closing cap 8 outward.
The embodiment is suitable for measuring after sampling alcohol liquid, and aiming at the operation mode of sampling alcohol liquid, the liquid volume is generally a little, other container tools such as a measuring cylinder 5 are required to be prepared, the measuring cylinder 5 can be directly configured on the product, so that direct sampling is convenient, data are displayed after direct measurement, and the use environment lies in laboratory and portable operation; considering that each use environment is not a horizontal table, the base 18 adopts 4 adjusting screws 7 to perform plane adjustment, so that the measuring cylinder 5 is kept vertical.
The 2 pressure detecting elements 1 of the instrument can detect the alcohol pressure at fixed intervals (different height positions), and the temperature sensor 2 can detect the alcohol temperature. The liquid pressure is the pressure on the container generated by the liquid under the gravity of the earth, and the calculation formula of the pressure generated by the liquid is as follows: p = ρ gh, where ρ represents the density of the liquid, g is the acceleration of gravity and h represents the liquid depth. The pressure in the liquid is increased along with the increase of the depth of the liquid, and the pressure in all directions of the same liquid is equal in the same depth; the pressure generated by different liquids at the same depth is related to the density of the liquid, and the greater the density, the greater the pressure of the liquid. The vertical direction pitch of the 2 pressure detecting elements 1 of the present meter is fixed, and then p (variation) = ρ (variation) g (fixed in use) h (fixed value). The density value ρ of the alcohol liquid can be estimated by the pressure difference between the two pressure detecting elements 1. The density value ρ of the alcohol liquid is combined with the temperature value of the current environment measured by the temperature sensor 2, and then the alcohol concentration can be inquired according to the alcohol concentration table.
The instrument has the advantages that: can display the standard alcohol concentration at the temperature of 20 ℃; the alcohol concentration of the standard alcohol at 20 ℃ can be adjusted, and corresponding values can be increased and decreased according to the cognitive habits of customers; each parameter keeps 1 decimal, and the density value keeps 3 decimal values; the alarm function is set by a numerical value, and when the numerical value is set, a yellow lamp flickers to remind a person to check; the power supply of the instrument can adopt a mobile portable lithium battery charging type or a fixed 24-volt power supply; the alcohol concentration can be detected quickly, conveniently, efficiently and accurately.
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As shown in fig. 5-9, for an online portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration of this embodiment, including the main part, be provided with 2 pressure detection component 1 that distribute on top of each other in vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection component 1 contacts with alcohol liquid, still be equipped with temperature sensor 2 that detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor 2 and pressure detection component 1 all are connected with detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with display screen 3 electricity. The pressure detecting element 1 is a pressure sensor or a pressure transmitter. The display screen 3 is provided with a switch key 4, and the alcohol pressure, the density, the temperature and the concentration are displayed on the display screen 3. The main body is provided with a power supply which is a rechargeable lithium battery or a fixed 24-volt battery. The main body comprises a bottom plate 9, a detection tube 10 is vertically arranged on the bottom plate 9, a liquid outlet hopper 11 communicated with the interior of the detection tube 10 is arranged at the upper end of the detection tube 10, a liquid inlet 12 communicated with the interior of the detection tube 10 is formed in the bottom plate 9, internal threads are arranged on the inner wall of the liquid inlet 12, a mounting groove II 13 which is inwards concave is formed in the outer side of the detection tube 10 along the vertical direction, the temperature sensor 2, the battery 6 and the 2 pressure detection elements 1 are all mounted in the mounting groove II 13, and a sealing cover 8 is arranged outside the mounting; the display screen 3 is arranged outside the detection tube 10, and the bottom of the base 18 is provided with a plurality of rotatable adjusting screws 7.
The embodiment is suitable for online measurement of the concentration of the alcohol liquid flowing in the pipeline, can reduce the interference of pressure fluctuation on the measurement accuracy to the maximum extent, and stabilizes the pressure fluctuation when the liquid flows by adopting a mode of downward feeding and upward discharging of the measured alcohol liquid; when used in a laboratory, the liquid inlet 12 can be closed; when the device is used as a pipeline link, the liquid inlet 12 is connected with a hose, alcohol liquid enters from the lower part and comes out from the upper part, and enters the next link through a wine outlet, so that the two pressure detection elements 1 can measure the liquid pressure, and the fluctuation of the fluid is reduced.
Example 3
As shown in fig. 10, for an online portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration of this embodiment, including the main part, be provided with 2 pressure detection component 1 that distribute on one another in vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection component 1 contacts with alcohol liquid, still be equipped with the temperature sensor 2 that detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor 2 and pressure detection component 1 all are connected with detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with display screen 3 electricity. The pressure detecting element 1 is a pressure sensor or a pressure transmitter. The display screen 3 is provided with a switch key 4, and the alcohol pressure, the density, the temperature and the concentration are displayed on the display screen 3. The main body is provided with a power supply which is a rechargeable lithium battery or a fixed 24-volt battery. The main body comprises a weight balance mechanism 15 at the bottom and a floating ball 14 at the top, a connecting rod 16 is arranged between the weight balance mechanism 15 and the floating ball 14, 2 pressure detection elements 1 are respectively arranged on the connecting rod 16 one above the other, and a temperature sensor 2 is also arranged on the connecting rod 16. The display screen 3 is a split structure, and the display screen 3 is connected with a detection circuit on the main body through an electric wire 17.
The measuring main body and the display screen 3 of the embodiment are separated, and can be used for detecting the concentration of liquid alcohol in a large tank, which is inconvenient for short-distance detection; the display screen 3 is connected at a far position convenient for observation, and alcohol concentration data can be transmitted remotely in real time.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and based on the technical solutions disclosed in the present invention, those skilled in the art can make some replacements and transformations for some technical features without creative labor according to the disclosed technical contents, and these replacements and transformations are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an online portable liquid alcohol concentration measurement electronic instrument, a serial communication port, which comprises a main body, be provided with 2 pressure detection element that distribute on one another in vertical direction in the main part, pressure detection element and alcohol liquid contact, still be equipped with the temperature sensor who detects alcohol temperature in the main part, temperature sensor and pressure detection element all are connected with detection circuitry electricity, and detection circuitry still is connected with the display screen electricity.
2. The on-line portable electronic liquid alcohol concentration meter according to claim 1, wherein the pressure detecting element is a pressure sensor or a pressure transmitter.
3. The on-line portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display screen is provided with a switch key, and alcohol pressure, density, temperature and concentration are displayed on the display screen.
4. The on-line portable electronic liquid alcohol concentration meter according to claim 3, wherein the main body is provided with a power source, and the power source is a rechargeable lithium battery or a fixed 24-volt battery.
5. The on-line portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration according to claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a base, a measuring cylinder is vertically arranged on the base, the alcohol liquid to be measured is contained in the measuring cylinder, 2 pressure detecting elements are respectively arranged on the side wall of the measuring cylinder one above the other, the display screen is arranged on the surface of the base, and a plurality of rotatable adjusting screws are arranged at the bottom of the base.
6. The on-line portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration according to claim 5, wherein a first mounting groove which is concave inwards is formed in the side surface of the measuring cylinder along the vertical direction, the temperature sensor, the battery and the 2 pressure detecting elements are all mounted in the first mounting groove, and a sealing cover is arranged outside the first mounting groove.
7. The on-line portable electronic instrument for measuring the alcohol concentration of the liquid as claimed in claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a bottom plate, a detection tube is vertically arranged on the bottom plate, a liquid outlet hopper communicated with the interior of the detection tube is arranged at the upper end of the detection tube, a liquid inlet communicated with the interior of the detection tube is formed in the bottom plate, internal threads are formed in the inner wall of the liquid inlet, a second mounting groove which is concave inwards is formed in the outer side of the detection tube along the vertical direction, the temperature sensor, the battery and the 2 pressure detection elements are all mounted in the second mounting groove, and a sealing cover is arranged outside the second; the display screen sets up in the test tube outside, and the base bottom is provided with a plurality of rotatable adjusting screws.
8. The on-line portable electronic liquid alcohol concentration meter according to claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a bottom weight balancing mechanism and a top floating ball, a connecting rod is arranged between the weight balancing mechanism and the floating ball, 2 pressure detecting elements are respectively arranged on the connecting rod one above the other, and a temperature sensor is also arranged on the connecting rod.
9. The on-line portable electronic instrument for measuring liquid alcohol concentration according to claim 8, wherein the display screen is a split structure and is connected with the detection circuit on the main body through an electric wire.
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