The present application provides a method and system for the characterization of properties of liquids, particularly petroleum and petroleum liquids. The method and system can be used to take measurements of the liquid directly in a storage container, without exposing the contents of the container to the external environment.

The invention relates to the field of portable measuring instruments, combining mechanical and electronic means for measuring the concentration of solids in a fluidic medium, as well as including means for concentrating and storing a plurality of coherent data for use in different sectors, mainly commercial, industrial and laboratory; consisting of a body (100) in the form of a box (108) with fixing tabs (109), a lifting eye (110), an electronic board (111) which integrates the processor circuit blocks (125), the 12C port circuit (126), the power input circuit (127) and its connector (117), AD converter circuit (128) of the load cell (118), slope module circuit (129), temperature sensor circuit (130) collected via the input connection (116), circuit (131) of the record button (113) and tare button (114) of the HMI/display (112) and recording module (132) and its USB input connection (115).

The invention relates to the field of portable measuring instruments, combining mechanical and electronic means for measuring the concentration of solids in a fluidic medium, as well as including means for concentrating and storing a plurality of coherent data for use in different sectors, mainly commercial, industrial and laboratory; consisting of a body (100) in the form of a box (108) with fixing tabs (109), a lifting eye (110), an electronic board (111) which integrates the processor circuit blocks (125), the 12C port circuit (126), the power input circuit (127) and its connector (117), AD converter circuit (128) of the load cell (118), slope module circuit (129), temperature sensor circuit (130) collected via the input connection (116), circuit (131) of the record button (113) and tare button (114) of the HMI/display (112) and recording module (132) and its USB input connection (115).

A bond tester apparatus arranged for determining a strength of a bond and/or a material present on a base, said bond tester apparatus comprising a force measurement module for applying a shear force to said bond and/or said material, and a displacement module and a controller arranged for controlling the distance between the force measurement module and the displacement module such that the shear height of a shear tool can be set.

Disposition of a wrong liquid for analysis or a liquid for analysis connected to a wrong pipe is detected as abnormal use. A liquid-for-analysis monitor includes: a weighing scale that weighs a container that contains a liquid as a liquid for analysis that needs to be used in analysis; a density storing part that stores a density of the liquid for analysis; and a liquid-for-analysis determining part configured to obtain a variation M between a weight of the container weighed by the weighing scale before a decreasing operation that decreases the liquid for analysis and a weight of the container weighed by the weighing scale after the decreasing operation, and determine whether the liquid for analysis has been normally used in the decreasing operation or not, based on the obtained variation M, a volume V of the decrease in the liquid in the container in the decreasing operation, and the density of the liquid for analysis stored in the density storing part.

Disposition of a wrong liquid for analysis or a liquid for analysis connected to a wrong pipe is detected as abnormal use. A liquid-for-analysis monitor includes: a weighing scale that weighs a container that contains a liquid as a liquid for analysis that needs to be used in analysis; a density storing part that stores a density of the liquid for analysis; and a liquid-for-analysis determining part configured to obtain a variation M between a weight of the container weighed by the weighing scale before a decreasing operation that decreases the liquid for analysis and a weight of the container weighed by the weighing scale after the decreasing operation, and determine whether the liquid for analysis has been normally used in the decreasing operation or not, based on the obtained variation M, a volume V of the decrease in the liquid in the container in the decreasing operation, and the density of the liquid for analysis stored in the density storing part.

In some embodiments, a system for automatically evaluating slurry properties includes a down-hole measurement device configured to be lowered into slurry provided in an excavated hole, the measurement device comprising an outer housing, a flow pump, a flow meter, and a differential pressure sensor, wherein the flow pump is configured to pump slurry through the flow meter, the flow meter is configured to measure a flow rate of the pumped slurry, and the differential pressure sensor is configured to measure a difference in pressure between the pumped slurry and the slurry outside of the measurement device.

A liquid detection system for detecting a liquid level position of a liquid in a hanging bottle includes a hanging bottle casing unit for determining the overall gravity of the hanging bottle, a hanging bottle cap unit for determining the liquid density in the hanging bottle, and a transmission unit for transmitting the overall gravity and liquid density of the hanging bottle to a server, and the server. The server is configured to determine the liquid gravity in the hanging bottle, calculate the liquid volume in the hanging bottle based on the liquid gravity and the liquid density, and determine a liquid level position based on the liquid volume.

A liquid detection system for detecting a liquid level position of a liquid in a hanging bottle includes a hanging bottle casing unit for determining the overall gravity of the hanging bottle, a hanging bottle cap unit for determining the liquid density in the hanging bottle, and a transmission unit for transmitting the overall gravity and liquid density of the hanging bottle to a server, and the server. The server is configured to determine the liquid gravity in the hanging bottle, calculate the liquid volume in the hanging bottle based on the liquid gravity and the liquid density, and determine a liquid level position based on the liquid volume.

A roast level of coffee grounds used in a coffee brewing operation may be characterized based at least in part on one or more weights of the coffee grounds determined during a grinding operation, and in some instances, may be used to determine one or more brewing parameters used in the coffee brewing operation. In addition, in some instances the roast level of the coffee grounds may be determined during a grinding operation and used to control the amount of coffee grounds generated during the grinding operation.