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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Noel William Alexander Lambert, Lower Belford, AU;
Inventor:
Noel William Alexander Lambert, Lower Belford, AU;
Assignee:
The University of Newcastle Research Associates Limited, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a device () for detecting the frothing ability of a fluid, said device including: an inlet () for receiving a portion of said fluid; means () for entraining air into said fluid portion; a mixing chamber () for receiving said air entrained fluid portion, said mixing chamber () being adapted for mixing said fluid portion and said air; and a detector () for detecting the amount of froth () generated in said mixing chamber (). The invention also provides a method for detecting the frothing ability of a fluid.