GB798323A - Improvements in or relating to methods of and means for detecting changes in the velocity of sound or of ultrasonic vibrations in gases - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to methods of and means for detecting changes in the velocity of sound or of ultrasonic vibrations in gasesInfo
- Publication number
- GB798323A GB798323A GB1433453A GB1433453A GB798323A GB 798323 A GB798323 A GB 798323A GB 1433453 A GB1433453 A GB 1433453A GB 1433453 A GB1433453 A GB 1433453A GB 798323 A GB798323 A GB 798323A
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- Prior art keywords
- receiver
- transmitter
- pulse
- phase
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
- G01N29/02—Analysing fluids
- G01N29/024—Analysing fluids by measuring propagation velocity or propagation time of acoustic waves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/01—Indexing codes associated with the measuring variable
- G01N2291/012—Phase angle
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
- G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
- G01N2291/021—Gases
- G01N2291/0215—Mixtures of three or more gases, e.g. air
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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- Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Immunology (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
Abstract
<PICT:0798323/III/1> <PICT:0798323/III/2> When the velocity of sound waves in two different gases differs appreciably, the velocity in a mixture of said gases depends upon the relative proportion of the gases in the mixture and according to the present invention this principle is utilized to determine the composition of such a mixture by spacing an electroacoustic receiver 7 a distance d from an electroacoustic transmitter 6 in the gas mixture and determining the phase difference between electrical waves applied to said transmitter and the corresponding electrical output from said receiver, the distance d being such that said phase difference is less than 2p . Alternatively effects due to temperature variations can be eliminated by having a single transmitter radiating into two tubes each provided with a receiver, one tube containing the gas mixture and the other a reference gas and means being provided for measuring the relative phase of the outputs from the two receivers. As shown, the sinusoidal output from an oscillator 20 is applied through an amplifier 21 to a transmitter 6 and to a squarer 22 and differentiating circuit 23 (output Fig. 5, not shown) and the delayed sinusoidal electrical output from receiver 7 is applied through amplifier 24 to squarer 25 and differentiator 26 (output Fig. 8, not shown), the positive pulse outputs from circuits 23 and 26 being selected and inverted by a mixer 27 and applied to the Y plates of a cathode-ray tube 28 whose X plates are coupled to a timebase generator 29 synchronized by the negative pulse output from circuit 23 so that the displayed pulse 40, Fig. 9, derived directly from oscillator 20 appears in the centre of the trace and the phase of the displayed pulse 41 derived from receiver 7 is preset by adjusting the bias on squarer 25 and/or a phase shifter (not shown) so that the displayed pulse 41 appears at the extreme right of the trace when only the gas having the smaller sound propagation velocity is present. Thus the displayed pulse 41 will move toward the left of the trace as the relative proportion of the gas of higher sound velocity increases and hence the position of pulse 41 as read off a calibrated scale indicates the composition of the mixture. Alternatively the output from mixer 27 may be applied to deflect or intensity modulate a circular timebase, or the input to transmitter 6 and the output from receiver 7 are applied to the X and Y plates to produce Lissajous figures. An aural and/or visual warning is given when the displayed pulse 41 appears on the right-hand half of the trace by applying the outputs from circuits 26 and 22 to the control and screen grids respectively of a gate valve 45 which triggers a thyratron 46 by applying a negative pulse to the cathode thereof to actuate a relay which controls an indicator 47 and which may also switch on the E.H.T. power supply for the cathode-ray tube and/or automatically control the composition of the gas mixture. The range of gas mixture indicated by the warning device 47 may be varied by adjusting the bias on squarer 22 and the device 47 may be reset by a push-button switch which breaks the anode circuit of the thyratron. The operation of the device 47 may be tested by reversing the phase of the input to transmitter 6. The transmitter 6 and receiver 7 may be mounted on sound insulating material at the opposite ends of a telescopic tube, Fig. 1 (not shown), which is lined with insulating material to prevent the formation of standing waves. For operation at a frequency of 3.5 kc/s. the transmitter 6 may comprise a telephone earpiece and receiver 7 a crystal microphone; for operation at ultrasonic frequencies crystal transmitters and receivers may be used. Temperature effects may be compensated by choosing a microphone such that phase changes due to variations of its resonant frequency with temperature neutralize the phase changes due to variation of the velocity of sound. An indication may also be produced by (1) causing a valve to be switched on by the negative transmitter pulse and switched off by the receiver positive pulse, and measuring the anode current of the valve; (2) applying the transmitter and receiver voltages to a phase discriminator either directly or through a phase shifter which is adjusted to produce a predetermined phase difference; or (3) applying the receiver voltage to illuminate a stroboscope driven by the transmitter voltage.
Priority Applications (1)
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GB1433453A GB798323A (en) | 1953-05-21 | 1953-05-21 | Improvements in or relating to methods of and means for detecting changes in the velocity of sound or of ultrasonic vibrations in gases |
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GB1433453A GB798323A (en) | 1953-05-21 | 1953-05-21 | Improvements in or relating to methods of and means for detecting changes in the velocity of sound or of ultrasonic vibrations in gases |
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GB798323A true GB798323A (en) | 1958-07-16 |
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GB1433453A Expired GB798323A (en) | 1953-05-21 | 1953-05-21 | Improvements in or relating to methods of and means for detecting changes in the velocity of sound or of ultrasonic vibrations in gases |
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Cited By (17)
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US3120750A (en) * | 1958-11-28 | 1964-02-11 | Iii Elihu Root | Gas analyzer |
US3235026A (en) * | 1961-10-12 | 1966-02-15 | Shell Oil Co | Method for determining formation pressures |
US3346065A (en) * | 1964-10-07 | 1967-10-10 | Bourquard Fernand Euge Gabriel | Measurement apparatus for studying the physical properties of a medium |
US3394583A (en) * | 1965-02-16 | 1968-07-30 | Vitro Corp Of America | Doppler shift systems and components therefor |
US3468157A (en) * | 1966-03-03 | 1969-09-23 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Acoustical apparatus for detecting the composition of a gas |
US3727458A (en) * | 1969-12-12 | 1973-04-17 | British Coal Utilisation Res A | Measurement of rates of flow of gases |
US3798528A (en) * | 1970-05-05 | 1974-03-19 | L Molyneux | Apparatus and method for detecting the evolution of gas from an electric cell and for controlling the charging of said cell in response to said detection |
US3848457A (en) * | 1973-05-14 | 1974-11-19 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Gaseous fluid monitoring apparatus |
FR2448717A1 (en) * | 1979-02-09 | 1980-09-05 | Sub Sea Oil Services Ssos | Gas analyser esp. for submarine engine fuel supply - has phase comparator providing measure of acoustic velocity of gas mixt. contg. emitting and receiving transducers |
US5392635A (en) * | 1993-12-30 | 1995-02-28 | At&T Corp. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
US5625140A (en) * | 1995-12-12 | 1997-04-29 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
US5689060A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1997-11-18 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Humidity measuring device and a heat cooker employing the device |
US5948967A (en) * | 1997-12-26 | 1999-09-07 | Lucent Technologies, Inc. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
WO2002010738A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Sonem Gmbh | Device for determining the change in the density of a medium |
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- 1953-05-21 GB GB1433453A patent/GB798323A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (19)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3120750A (en) * | 1958-11-28 | 1964-02-11 | Iii Elihu Root | Gas analyzer |
US3235026A (en) * | 1961-10-12 | 1966-02-15 | Shell Oil Co | Method for determining formation pressures |
US3346065A (en) * | 1964-10-07 | 1967-10-10 | Bourquard Fernand Euge Gabriel | Measurement apparatus for studying the physical properties of a medium |
US3394583A (en) * | 1965-02-16 | 1968-07-30 | Vitro Corp Of America | Doppler shift systems and components therefor |
US3468157A (en) * | 1966-03-03 | 1969-09-23 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Acoustical apparatus for detecting the composition of a gas |
US3727458A (en) * | 1969-12-12 | 1973-04-17 | British Coal Utilisation Res A | Measurement of rates of flow of gases |
US3798528A (en) * | 1970-05-05 | 1974-03-19 | L Molyneux | Apparatus and method for detecting the evolution of gas from an electric cell and for controlling the charging of said cell in response to said detection |
US3848457A (en) * | 1973-05-14 | 1974-11-19 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Gaseous fluid monitoring apparatus |
FR2448717A1 (en) * | 1979-02-09 | 1980-09-05 | Sub Sea Oil Services Ssos | Gas analyser esp. for submarine engine fuel supply - has phase comparator providing measure of acoustic velocity of gas mixt. contg. emitting and receiving transducers |
US5689060A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1997-11-18 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Humidity measuring device and a heat cooker employing the device |
US5392635A (en) * | 1993-12-30 | 1995-02-28 | At&T Corp. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
US5501098A (en) * | 1993-12-30 | 1996-03-26 | At&T Corp. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
US5625140A (en) * | 1995-12-12 | 1997-04-29 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
US5948967A (en) * | 1997-12-26 | 1999-09-07 | Lucent Technologies, Inc. | Acoustic analysis of gas mixtures |
WO2002010738A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Sonem Gmbh | Device for determining the change in the density of a medium |
WO2002010711A1 (en) * | 2000-07-27 | 2002-02-07 | Visit Video-Stroboskop Innovations-Technik Gmbh & Co. Kg | Device for determining the change in the density of a medium |
CN110865121A (en) * | 2018-08-27 | 2020-03-06 | 武汉理工大学 | Device and method for detecting hydrogen concentration in multi-component mixed gas |
CN113567064A (en) * | 2021-08-03 | 2021-10-29 | 河北邯峰发电有限责任公司 | Detection method of acoustic imager |
CN113567064B (en) * | 2021-08-03 | 2024-04-19 | 河北邯峰发电有限责任公司 | Acoustic imager detection method |
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