Systems and methods for analysis of liquids by covered fluidic channels integrated onto sensor platforms. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving at least one of a liquid and an analyte of interest into a covered fluidic channel with a predetermined orientation. The method also includes confining at least one of the liquid and the analyte of interest within the covered fluidic channel. The method further includes analyzing properties of at least one of the liquid and the analyte of interest.

The invention relates to a method for ascertaining a flow parameter of a medium, in particular the mass flow rate, using a Coriolis flow meter of a specified measurement device type and to a device which is suitable for said method. According to the method, the medium, which has a medium viscosity, flows through at least one measurement tube piece that is mechanically vibrated by a respective excitation signal, at least one measurement signal dependent on the flow parameter, in particular a phase shift, is ascertained in the vibration behavior of the respective measurement tube piece, and the flow parameter is determined from the at least one measurement signal while taking into consideration the dependency of the flow parameter on the medium viscosity, wherein a data field which is ascertained using an interpolation method, in particular a kriging method, and which indicates the dependency of the flow parameter on the medium viscosity is used in order to determine the flow parameter.

A system for sensing the volume and/or viscosity of a slurry (e.g., like concrete) contained in a rotating container or drum, having a sensor and a signal processor. The sensor is configured to attach inside a rotating container or drum having a known geometry, sense angular positions of the sensor and also sense associated entry and exit points when the sensor enters and exits the slurry, including concrete, contained in the rotating container or drum, and provide signaling containing information about the angular positions and the associated entry and exit points. The signal processor receives the signaling, and determines corresponding signaling containing information about a volumetric amount, or a viscosity, or both, of the slurry in the rotating container or drum, based upon the signaling received.

A system and method for acquiring and processing single point viscosity measurements in well operations to predict flow curves, e.g., for mud flow, for monitoring and predicting viscosity of fluid flow in order to identify abnormal conditions for taking remedial action.

A method for quantitatively measuring a physical characteristic of a material includes applying a force to a material sample according to an interrogation profile comprising a set of one or more interrogation parameters. The method further includes measuring a displacement over time of the material sample that occurs as a result of applying the force according to the interrogation profile. The method further includes using the interrogation profile and the measured displacement over time of the material sample to derive a quantitative value of a physical characteristic of the material sample.

Systems and techniques are described making use of a vibratory transducer and a reflector spaced from the vibratory transducer to form a cavity for receiving a fluid between the vibratory transducer and the reflector, wherein the vibratory transducer is vibrated to generate a wave in the cavity, which propagates through fluid in the cavity from a surface of the vibratory transducer and is being reflected by the reflector to generate a counter-propagating wave in the cavity. Based on the wave generated at the vibratory transducer and the counter-propagating wave generated at the reflector in combination, an indication of the energy returned to the vibratory transducer by the reflector is determined. One or more material properties of the fluid are determined based on the determined indication of the energy returned to the vibratory transducer.

A device and a method for rapid detection of blood viscosity based on an ultrasonic guided wave of a micro-fine metal tube are provided. The device comprises a blood sampling unit and a blood sampling electrical circuit that are electrically connected with each other and a device shell; the sample feeding tube and the sample discharging tube are respectively arranged at two sides of the device shell, the inlet of the sampling tube is communicated with the outside of the device shell, the outlet of the sampling tube is communicated with the inlet of the blood micro-flow pump through the micro-fine metal tube, the outlet of the blood micro-flow pump is communicated with the inlet of the sample discharging tube, and the outlet of the sample discharging tube is communicated with the outside of the device shell; the magnetostrictive component is arranged outside the micro-fine metal tube.

To provide a method whereby viscoelasticity of an object can be measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion in a short time. By this method, elastic waves and light are radiated to an object and the viscoelasticity of an object is measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion using a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the surface of the object. Specifically, the present invention has an elastic wave transmission step for pressurizing or exciting the object by elastic waves and causing a minute displacement of the object surface shape, a photoirradiation step for radiating light to the minutely displaced object surface, an image acquisition step for acquiring a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the object surface, and a viscoelasticity estimation step for processing an image of the acquired shadow change and calculating a viscoelasticity.

Multiphase flowmeters and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a flowmeter and a fluid conduit to provide a flow path for a fluid relative to the flowmeter. The example apparatus includes a sensor coupled to the fluid conduit to generate data indicative of at least one of a presence, an absence, or a mass flow rate of solids in the fluid during flow of the fluid through the fluid conduit. The example apparatus includes a processor. The sensor is to be communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor is to selectively determine flow rates for one or more phases of the fluid based on data generated by the flowmeter and a first algorithmic mode or a second algorithmic mode selected based on the sensor data.

A method for operating a measuring device determining a fluid quantity relating to fluid or fluid flow uses a measuring tube receiving the fluid or conducting the flow and oscillation transducers spaced along the tube. A first flight time is recorded, then an ultrasound signal excited by a first transducer, after travel on a propagation path including only components of the measuring device to a second transducer, is recorded at a second transducer. A second flight time is recorded, then an ultrasound signal excited by the second transducer, after travel on the propagation path to the first transducer, is recorded at the first transducer. Then fulfillment of a report condition depending on a difference between flight times is checked. Upon fulfillment, a report is output to a user or a report message is sent to an external device or a correction parameter for determining the fluid quantity is adapted.