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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raul Brenner, Villa Park, IL (US);
John M DiMartino, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kay-Ray, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 29 ; 7386104 ; 374 42 ;
Abstract
A meter measures the quality of steam flowing in a conduit. The steam comprises a liquid and a vapor. The meter includes a mixer in the conduit for mixing the steam in the conduit to produce a mixture which has a density representative of the liquid and the vapor. A density sensor, or desitometer, senses the density of the mixture. The densitomer produces an improved output due to the mixing. A pressure sensor senses pressure in the steam line. A calculating means, such as a microprocessor system, calculates the steam quality as a function of the sensed density and pressure.