Method and apparatus for characterizing materials by using a mechanical resonator
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- A method for in-line monitoring of a fluid composition, the method comprising;
placing a tuning fork resonator in contact with the fluid composition in a conduit;
oscillating the resonator while the fluid composition is flowing the conduit;
monitoring the resonator to obtain a resonator response; and
determining at least two properties of the fluid composition based on the resonator response.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring properties of a liquid composition includes a mechanical resonator, such as a cantilever, connected to a measurement circuit. The mechanical resonator can be covered with a coating to impart additional special detection propertied to the resonator, and multiple resonators can be attached together as a single sensor to obtain multiple frequency responses. The invention is particularly suitable for combinatorial chemistry applications, which require rapid analysis of chemical properties for screening.
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1. :
- A method for in-line monitoring of a fluid composition, the method comprising;
placing a tuning fork resonator in contact with the fluid composition in a conduit;
oscillating the resonator while the fluid composition is flowing the conduit;
monitoring the resonator to obtain a resonator response; and
determining at least two properties of the fluid composition based on the resonator response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- A method for in-line monitoring of a fluid composition, the method comprising;
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11. :
- A method for in-line monitoring of a fluid composition, the method comprising;
calibrating a tuning fork resonator against a standard fluid or a number of standard fluids having known properties to obtain calibration data;
placing the resonator in contact with the fluid composition in a conduit;
oscillating the resonator while the fluid composition is flowing the conduit;
monitoring the resonator to obtain a resonator response; and
simultaneously determining at least two properties based on the calibration data and the resonator response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
- A method for in-line monitoring of a fluid composition, the method comprising;
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