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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Tae Joon Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Ji Young Jeong, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Bum Lee, Daejeon, KR;
IN Koo Hwang, Daejeo, KR;
Jae Hyuk Eoh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Man Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Yeong Ii Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Tae Joon Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Ji Young Jeong, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Bum Lee, Daejeon, KR;
In Koo Hwang, Daejeo, KR;
Jae Hyuk Eoh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Man Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Yeong Ii Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/68 (2006.01); G01F 23/24 (2006.01); G01F 1/688 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/241 (2013.01); G01F 1/6888 (2013.01); G01F 23/248 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for monitoring a flow of liquid in a pipe are provided. The apparatus may include a temperature sensor attached to a pipe of a heat exchanger system to measure a temperature of the pipe, and a controller to determine whether a liquid is present in the pipe, based on a change in the measured temperature.