Method and apparatus for determining a mass of a droplet from sample data collected from a liquid droplet dispensation system

A method for collecting sample data from a liquid droplet dispensation system comprising a reservoir, the method comprising:

• pressurizing a first fluid sample in the reservoir to a first pressure, the first fluid sample having a first amount of entrained air contained therein;
• dispensing a droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the first pressure;
• measuring a first velocity of the first droplet of the first fluid sample during dispensation at the first pressure;
• measuring a first mass of the first droplet of the first fluid sample;
• logging the first pressure, the first velocity, and the first mass as a first data point in a first data set;
• conducting further testing on the first fluid sample in a repeating pattern and in the following order:
• pressurizing the first fluid sample in the reservoir to a different pressure;
• dispensing a different droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the different pressure;
• measuring a velocity of the different droplet during dispensation at the different pressure;
• measuring a mass of the different droplet;
• and
• logging the different pressure, the velocity, and the mass of the different droplet of the first fluid sample as a different data point in the first data set;
• pressurizing a second fluid sample in the reservoir to a first pressure, the second fluid sample having a second amount of entrained air contained therein;
• dispensing a droplet of the second fluid sample from the reservoir at the first pressure;
• measuring a first velocity of the first droplet of the second fluid sample during dispensation at the first pressure;
• measuring a first mass of the first droplet of the second fluid sample;
• logging the first pressure, the first velocity, and the first mass as a first data point in a second data set;
• and
• conducting further testing on the second fluid sample in a repeating pattern and in the following order:
• pressurizing the second fluid sample in the reservoir to a different pressure;
• dispensing a different droplet of the second fluid sample from the reservoir at the different pressure;
• measuring a velocity of the different droplet during dispensation at the different pressure;
• measuring a mass of the different droplet;
• and
• logging the different pressure, the velocity, and the mass of the different droplet of the second fluid sample as a different data point in the second data set.

A liquid droplet dispensation testing system comprising:

• a computing system comprising one or more processors executing instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
• pressurize a first fluid sample in the reservoir to a first pressure, the first fluid sample having a first amount of entrained air contained therein;
• dispense a first droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the first pressure;
• measure a first velocity of the first droplet during dispensation at the first pressure;
• measure a first mass of the first droplet;
• log the first velocity, the first pressure, and the first mass as a first data point;
• pressurize the first fluid sample in the reservoir to a second pressure;
• dispense a second droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the second pressure;
• measure a second velocity of the second droplet during dispensation at the second pressure;
• measure a second mass of the second droplet;
• log the second velocity, the second pressure, and the second mass as a second data point;
• and
• generate a comparative data set that comprises the first data point and the second data point;
• and
• a liquid droplet dispensation system comprising one or more processors executing instructions stored in memory, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
• pressurize a second fluid sample in the reservoir to a third pressure;
• dispense a droplet of the second fluid sample from the reservoir at the third pressure;
• measure a velocity of the third droplet during dispensation at the third pressure;
• determine a mass of the droplet of the second fluid sample based upon the third pressure, the velocity of the droplet, and the comparative data set.