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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Xiaolei Shirley Ao, Lexington, MA (US);
Shawn Li Doria, North Billerica, MA (US);
Jin Chang Xu, Andover, MA (US);
Reuben Micah Aronson, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/20 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/024 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/32 (2006.01); G01F 1/66 (2006.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01N 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/662 (2013.01); G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01N 29/024 (2013.01); G01N 29/2462 (2013.01); G01N 29/326 (2013.01); G01N 9/24 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02818 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02836 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02881 (2013.01); G01N 2291/045 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0426 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid flow system, device, and method for locating a fluid layer in a fluid flow using an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic waveguide comprises a waveguide base segment, and a waveguide reflector segment. The waveguide reflector segment comprises a plurality of disc shaped waveguide reflectors along its length for locating a fluid layer.