Fluid detection systems and methods using the same
OwnerSteven Castrignoinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a fluid detection system that includes a pipe coupling member having a perforated portion having one or more openings formed in the perforated portion, the one or more openings being dimensioned to allow fluid to pass through the perforated portion from an interior surface of the pipe coupling member; a sensor ring disposed about the perforated portion; and a sensor controller configured to detect a capacitance within of the sensor ring and to provide a detection signal indicative of a detected capacitance of fluid flowing through the one or more openings and contacting the sensor ring.
Claims21
A fluid detection system, comprising:
- a pipe coupling member having a perforated portion having one or more openings formed in the perforated portion, the one or more openings being dimensioned to allow fluid to pass through the perforated portion from an interior surface of the pipe coupling member;
- a sensor ring disposed about the perforated portion;
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- a sensor controller configured to detect a capacitance within of the sensor ring and to provide a detection signal indicative of a detected capacitance of fluid flowing through the one or more openings and contacting the sensor ring.
A boiler system, comprising:
- a boiler;
- a discharge valve coupled to the boiler;
- a pipe coupling member coupled to the discharge valve, the pipe coupling member having a perforated portion having one or more openings formed in the perforated portion, the one or more openings being dimensioned to allow fluid to pass through the perforated portion from an interior surface of the pipe coupling member;
- a sensor ring disposed about the perforated portion;
- and
- a sensor controller configured to detect a capacitance within of the sensor ring and to provide a detection signal indicative of a detected capacitance of fluid flowing through the one or more openings and contacting the sensor ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.