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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Oxford University Innovation Limited, Botley, Oxford, GB;
Kamaljit Singh Chana, Oxford, GB;
Jonathan Shamus Sullivan, Fleet, GB;
OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED, Botley, Oxford, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to detecting a composition of a sample or contamination in liquids by detecting corresponding changes in their thermal properties. In a disclosed arrangement, an apparatus is provided comprising a first probe element configured to provide a first surface in direct contact with the sample and a second surface that is not in direct contact with the sample. A measurement system measures a rate of heat transfer through the first surface. A processing unit analyses the measured rate of heat transfer in order to detect a heat transfer characteristic of the sample that is indicative of a composition of the sample.