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- Patent Title: Method to determine or monitor the amount or the distribution of additional material present in a flow of a flowable substance
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Application No.: US14441615Application Date: 2013-11-20
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Publication No.: US09638555B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Bart Vanlandeghem , Johan De Pontieu , Gerhard Vitt , Ann Lambrechts
- Applicant: NV BEKAERT SA
- Applicant Address: BE Zwevegem
- Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
- Current Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
- Current Assignee Address: BE Zwevegem
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: EP12193528 20121121
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/074225 WO 20131120
- International Announcement: WO2014/079853 WO 20140530
- Main IPC: G01F1/74
- IPC: G01F1/74 ; G01F1/58 ; G01F9/00 ; G01N27/72
Abstract:
A method includes the steps of (a) providing a flow of a flowable substance, the flow comprising bulk material and additional material; (b) determining the volume flow of the flow of the flowable substance at one or more detection points X along the flow of the flowable substance; (c) determining a signal caused by the additional material present in the flow of the flowable substance at one or more detection points Y along the flow of the flowable substance, the signal being proportional to the amount of the additional material present in the flow of the flowable substance passing the one or more detection points Y; and (d) converting the signal caused by the additional material present in the flow of the flowable substance into a signal per unit of volume of the flow of the flowable substance.
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