GB2146120B - Photoacoustic force sensor - Google Patents

Photoacoustic force sensor

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Publication number
GB2146120B
GB2146120B GB08327814A GB8327814A GB2146120B GB 2146120 B GB2146120 B GB 2146120B GB 08327814 A GB08327814 A GB 08327814A GB 8327814 A GB8327814 A GB 8327814A GB 2146120 B GB2146120 B GB 2146120B
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Prior art keywords
force sensor
photoacoustic
photoacoustic force
sensor
force
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Expired
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GB08327814A
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GB2146120A (en
GB8327814D0 (en
Inventor
Martin Collier
Stuart Michael Mcglade
Philip Edward Stephens
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L1/00—Measuring force or stress, in general
    • G01L1/16—Measuring force or stress, in general using properties of piezoelectric devices
    • G01L1/162—Measuring force or stress, in general using properties of piezoelectric devices using piezoelectric resonators
    • G01L1/167—Measuring force or stress, in general using properties of piezoelectric devices using piezoelectric resonators optical excitation or measuring of vibrations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/14—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measurement of pressure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/14—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measurement of pressure
    • G01F23/16—Indicating, recording, or alarm devices being actuated by mechanical or fluid means, e.g. using gas, mercury, or a diaphragm as transmitting element, or by a column of liquid
    • G01F23/164—Indicating, recording, or alarm devices being actuated by mechanical or fluid means, e.g. using gas, mercury, or a diaphragm as transmitting element, or by a column of liquid using a diaphragm, bellow as transmitting element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01H—MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES
    • G01H9/00—Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means
    • G01H9/004—Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means using fibre optic sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L11/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00
    • G01L11/02—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by optical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L11/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00
    • G01L11/04—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by acoustic means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0001—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means
    • G01L9/0008—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means using vibrations
    • G01L9/0022—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means using vibrations of a piezoelectric element
    • G01L9/0023—Optical excitation or measuring

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB08327814A 1983-09-03 1983-10-18 Photoacoustic force sensor Expired GB2146120B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB838323685A GB8323685D0 (en) 1983-09-03 1983-09-03 Monitoring displacement

Publications (3)

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GB8327814D0 GB8327814D0 (en) 1983-11-16
GB2146120A GB2146120A (en) 1985-04-11
GB2146120B true GB2146120B (en) 1987-01-14

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GB838323685A Pending GB8323685D0 (en) 1983-09-03 1983-09-03 Monitoring displacement
GB08327814A Expired GB2146120B (en) 1983-09-03 1983-10-18 Photoacoustic force sensor
GB08419491A Expired GB2146123B (en) 1983-09-03 1984-07-31 Apparatus for monitoring displacement

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GB08419491A Expired GB2146123B (en) 1983-09-03 1984-07-31 Apparatus for monitoring displacement

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GB2146120A (en) 1985-04-11
GB2146123B (en) 1987-04-23
GB2146123A (en) 1985-04-11
GB8327814D0 (en) 1983-11-16
GB8419491D0 (en) 1984-09-05
GB8323685D0 (en) 1983-10-05

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Effective date: 19931018