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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles Frei, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
Ateliers des Charmilles S.A., Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 / ; 324450 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for monitoring the concentration of electrically conductive solid particles in suspension in a fluid by circulating the fluid between a pair of electrodes opposed surfaces disposed at a fixed distance from each other, the electrodes being connected across a DC power supply. Electrical discharges occur across the gap between the electrodes, and the concentration of solid particles is determined as an inverse function of the average delay time interval required for triggering the electrical discharges, which is in turn measured by counting the number of electrical discharges occurring within a predetermined time interval.