The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
The Florida International University Board of Trustees, Miami, FL (US);
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Dwayne E. McDaniel, Miami, FL (US);
Ahmadreza Abbasi Baharanchi, Miami, FL (US);
Michael Poirier, Aiken, SC (US);
Shervin Tashakori, Miami, FL (US);
The Florida International University Board of Trustees, Miami, FL (US);
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining the yield stress of a non-Newtonian fluid in real time are provided. A pressure loss and/or liquid rise technique, an ultrasonic technique, and/or a penetrometer technique can be used to determine the yield stress of a non-Newtonian fluid. The ultrasonic technique can include a longitudinal wave approach and/or a shear wave approach. The methods and systems are non-invasive and only require slight modifications to the piping containing the non-Newtonian fluid in order to measure the yield stress.