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Fluid mass sensor for a zero gravity environmentA sensor for measuring the mass of fluids, is described which includes a housing having an inlet and outlet for receiving and dumping the fluid, a rotary impeller within the housing for imparting centrifugal motion to the fluid and a pressure sensitive transducer attached to the housing to sense the rotating fluid pressure. The fluid may be drawn into the housing by entrainment within a gas stream. The resulting mixture is then separated into two phases: gas and liquid. The gas is removed from the housing and the pressure of the liquid, under centrifugal motion, is sensed and correlated with the mass of the fluid.
Document ID
19770012441
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Fogal, G. L.
(GE Corp. Philadelphia, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
November 2, 1976
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-521816
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MSC-14653-1
Patent Number: US-PATENT-3,988,933
Accession Number
77N19385
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-MSC-14653-1|US-PATENT-3,988,933
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-521816
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