| Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a property of a fluid in a vessel.
The method uses magnetic tracer particles and an externally applied
magnetic field which orients the particles. When the fluid moves, it
changes the orientation of the tracer particles, thus changing the
magnetic fields. These changes are detected by external magnetic field
sensors. By using mathematical models, the property of the fluid in the
vessel is determined from the detected magnetic field. In this manner,
fluid vorticity, velocity, strain and stress may be estimated. |
| Filed: 9/6/2018 |
| Application Number: 16/124046 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
| Attribution for Derwent World Patents Index Records published on Sandia ® Clarivate. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Clarivate content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Clarivate. Clarivate and its logo, as well as all other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners and used under license. |