Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.

Spectrasensors, Inc.

J&w Scientific Incorporated

W Stephen Woodward

Randy Dean May

Rex J Fleming

Ambient temperature for a temperature sensor can be calculated using a mobile temperature sensor system that samples air from the boundary layer around a mobile platform and passes the air through a measurement cell containing two flush-mounted or embedded sensor elements. A common reference voltage can be applied by control circuitry to minimize drift in the sensor element readings and to calculate the ambient temperature.

Mobile temperature sensor

An acoustic displacement flowmeter uses a high-compliance acoustic-type displacement transducer to measure fluid flow accumulated by temporarily restricting the flow of a fluid along a path. The displacement transducer signal, representative of fluid flow rate, is integrated after an initial settling period elapses, and the integrated signal is periodically sampled. The number of samples taken during a measurement cycle depends upon the slope of the integrated signal and the maximum sample period permitted. The samples are summed and the actual flow rate is computed by a microcomputer.

Acoustic displacement flow meter

A gas flow meter uses the principle of Boyle's law to measure the gas flow rate along a path. Gas flows through a valve into a reservoir until the pressure is maximized in the volume. The valve then vents the reservoir to ambient while blocking the inlet path. The pressure at maximum and minimum values is measured by a pressure sensor and used to generate the flow rate signal. An enlarged volume in the inlet path limits the pressure rise during the exhaust phase of the measurement cycle.

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