Apparatus and method for measuring viscosity or one or more rheological properties of fluids
AssigneeChintan Dave
InventorsApoorva Murarka, Chintan Dave
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring, viscosity or one or more rheological properties of fluids as a function of at least one signal, said apparatus comprising: at least a member with at least an Inertial Measurement Unit coupled to said member, said Inertial Measurement Unit configured to measure said at least one signal in relation to said member; and at least a motor coupled to said member in order to make said member into a vibrating member, upon actuation of said coupled motor, said member being configured to be dipped into a fluid whose viscosity or one or more rheological properties is to be measured.
Claims22
An apparatus for measuring, viscosity or one or more rheological properties of fluids as a function of at least one signal, the apparatus comprising:
- a member with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) coupled to the member, wherein the IMU is configured to measure the signal in relation to the member;
- fins attached to the member, wherein the fins project distally from the member and are configured to be vibrating or static;
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- a motor coupled to the member to make the member into a vibrating member upon actuation of the motor, wherein the member is configured to be dipped into a fluid whose viscosity or one or more rheological properties is to be measured.
A method, for measuring viscosity or one or more rheological properties of fluids as a function of one or more signals, the method comprising:
- vibrating a member with a motor coupled to the member, wherein the member is configured to be dipped into a fluid whose viscosity or one or more rheological properties is to be measured, wherein the member includes fins attached to the member, wherein the fins project distally from the member and are configured to be vibrating or static;
- transducing motion of the fluid-dipped vibrating member, using at least an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) coupled to the member, into one or more signals, about one or more orthogonal axes of a sensor of the IMU;
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- determining viscosity or one or more rheological properties of the fluid as a function of said one or more signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.