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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Shabbir Yusuf, Mississauga, CA;
Werner Guenther Richarz, Thornhill, CA;
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/032 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/40 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/032 (2013.01); G01N 29/07 (2013.01); G01N 29/40 (2013.01); G01N 29/4454 (2013.01); G01N 29/449 (2013.01); G01N 2291/015 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02416 (2013.01); G01N 2291/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
Examples of determining tuberculation in a fluid distribution system are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, an acoustical wave generator generates an acoustical wave within a fluid path of a fluid distribution system. A first acoustical sensor and a second acoustical sensor sense the acoustical wave. An acoustical signal analysis module determines an amount of tuberculation within the fluid distribution system by analyzing the sensed acoustical wave.