G01P5/01

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD
20230043442 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A measurement system, a measurement device, and a measurement method being able to measure a flow speed for each position of an optical fiber are provided. According to one example embodiment, a measurement system includes: an object provided in a fluid, and generating a self-excited vibration by the fluid; an optical fiber provided in the fluid, and detecting the vibration; a light source outputting light P to the optical fiber; an acquisition unit acquiring backscattered light generated from the light P in the optical fiber and including a pattern indicating the vibration in a vibration position on the optical fiber to which the vibration of the fluid is transmitted; and a measurement unit measuring, from a pattern included in the backscattered light and indicating the vibration, a flow speed of the fluid in the vibration position.

Sensor system on a line for measuring atmospheric conditions

System and other embodiments described herein relate to a sensor system used on a control line that measures atmospheric conditions. In one embodiment, a sensor system may have a main body attached to a line. The sensor system may use a directional sensor that determines direction of airflow according to rotation of the main body about the line. The sensor system may also have a generator coupled to the main body. The sensor system may also use a flow sensor that measures speed of the airflow according to a vortex generated from rotation of the generator in open air.

Electrical connector, fluid state test device and fluid heat exchange system

An electrical connector includes a main body portion, connection portions, a first temperature sensing element and a second temperature sensing element. The connection portions allow the main body portion to be electrically connected to a charged element provided in a flow channel. The main body portion includes a first side and a second side which are parallel to a flow direction of fluid. The first temperature sensing element and the second temperature sensing element are provided at mutually opposite positions on the first side and the second side in an electrically insulated manner. A fluid state test device having the electrical connector and a fluid heat exchange system are further provided. Thus, the original flow field where the electrical connector of the electrode of the electric heater is located may not change, and destruction to the flow field is avoided.

Determining altitude of an aircraft during flight based on vortex shedding

Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining altitude of an aircraft during flight based on properties of vortex shedding. A vortex-shedding projection is projected into the airstream adjacent to the exterior surface of the aircraft so as to cause vortex-shedding turbulence of the airstream. One or more downstream sound-pressure detectors, which are attached to the exterior surface of the aircraft downstream from the vortex-shedding projection, detect(s) a vortex-shedding frequency f of the vortex-shedding turbulence caused by the vortex-shedding projection. A processor determines the altitude of the aircraft based, at least in part, on the vortex-shedding frequency f of the vortex-shedding turbulence as detected by the one or more downstream sound-pressure detectors.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, FLUID STATE TEST DEVICE AND FLUID HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM

An electrical connector includes a main body portion, connection portions, a first temperature sensing element and a second temperature sensing element. The connection portions allow the main body portion to be electrically connected to a charged element provided in a flow channel. The main body portion includes a first side and a second side which are parallel to a flow direction of fluid. The first temperature sensing element and the second temperature sensing element are provided at mutually opposite positions on the first side and the second side in an electrically insulated manner. A fluid state test device having the electrical connector and a fluid heat exchange system are further provided. Thus, the original flow field where the electrical connector of the electrode of the electric heater is located may not change, and destruction to the flow field is avoided.

Measurement system, measurement device, and measurement method to detect a direction in which fluid flows
11927463 · 2024-03-12 · ·

A measurement system, a measurement device, and a measurement method being able to measure a flow speed for each position of an optical fiber are provided. According to one example embodiment, a measurement system includes: an object provided in a fluid, and generating a self-excited vibration by the fluid; an optical fiber provided in the fluid, and detecting the vibration; a light source outputting light P to the optical fiber; an acquisition unit acquiring backscattered light generated from the light P in the optical fiber and including a pattern indicating the vibration in a vibration position on the optical fiber to which the vibration of the fluid is transmitted; and a measurement unit measuring, from a pattern included in the backscattered light and indicating the vibration, a flow speed of the fluid in the vibration position.

Flowfield sensors for monitoring liquid flow

Data relating to fluid dynamics is obtained using a flow field sensor that measures acceleration and angular velocity of the sensor on three axes. Ballast control allows the sensor to obtain neutral buoyancy within the fluid. The sensor is effective in opaque fluids and closed containers as data is stored in a removable memory. Froth flotation systems are among the applications for the sensor. The small size, the geometry, and the center of mass of the sensor allow it to follow the flow field in a vessel without material disruption of the flow field or weight-induced angular displacement.

Flowfield sensors for monitoring liquid flow

Data relating to fluid dynamics is obtained using a flow field sensor that measures acceleration and angular velocity of the sensor on three axes. Ballast control allows the sensor to obtain neutral buoyancy within the fluid. The sensor is effective in opaque fluids and closed containers as data is stored in a removable memory. Froth flotation systems are among the applications for the sensor. The small size, the geometry, and the center of mass of the sensor allow it to follow the flow field in a vessel without material disruption of the flow field or weight-induced angular displacement.

AUTOMATIC POOL CLEANER
20240376737 · 2024-11-14 ·

An automatic pool cleaner includes a housing, a filtering module, and an out-of-water detection module. The housing defines a water inlet and a water outlet; The filtering module is configured to filter fluid from the water inlet to provide filtered fluid. The out-of-water detection module comprises a floating unit and a sensing unit, which can make the floating unit move between the first and the second positions according to whether the pool cleaner is above the waterline. The sensing unit identifies the position of the floating unit and outputs a first signal or a second signal to the pool cleaner, thereby determining whether the pool cleaner is above the water surface.

Method and system for determining aerodynamic loads from downstream flow properties

A method is provided for determining flow conditions for a body immersed in a fluid. The method comprises obtaining flow sensor data downstream of the leading edge stagnation point (LESP) using one or more minimal calibration flow sensors. The method further comprises obtaining at least one normalizing flow parameter value and normalizing the flow sensor data using the at least one normalizing flow parameter value. The method also comprises determining an overall flow condition for the body using the normalized flow sensor data.