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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore, Bengaluru, IN;
Kaligaselvi Lenin, Bengaluru, IN;
Kumaran S. Narasimhan, Bangalore, IN;
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Sensors, methods, and computer program products for air bubble detection and fluid composition determinations are provided. An example sensor device for use with fluid flow systems includes a force pulse generator coupled with a fluid flow system that emits a force pulse and a force pulse sensor coupled with the fluid flow system. The force pulse sensor receives the force pulse emitted by the force pulse generator and determines the fluid flow system's transient response to the force pulse. Based upon the transient response, the force pulse sensor determines an operating condition of the fluid flow system. The operating condition may be indicative of the presence of an air bubble within the fluid flow system or may be indicative of a composition of a fluid within the fluid flow system. The force pulse sensor may further determine the amplitude and rate of decay of the transient response.