System and method for monitoring the composition of a magnetorheological fluid
AssigneeLord Corporation
InventorsJ. David Carlson, Gary W. Adams
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the composition of a magnetically permeable material, where the system comprises a first container containing a volume of magnetically permeable material; a flow path for flowing the magnetically permeable material out of the container; a sensor for determining the inductance of the magnetically permeable material; and a sensor for determining the density of the magnetically permeable material. The sensors for determining the density and inductance of the magnetically permeable material are flow connected to the flow path.
Claims26
A system for monitoring the mixed material composition of a manufactured magnetorheological fluid, the system comprising:
- A) a first container containing a volume of a mixed manufactured magnetorheological fluid;
- B) a flow path for flowing the magnetorheological fluid out of the container;
- C) an inductance sensor for sensing the inductance of the magnetorheological fluid;
- and
- D) a mass flow meter for sensing the density of the magnetorheological fluid, said density sensor and said inductance sensor being flow connected to the flow path to monitor the mixed material composition of the magnetorheological fluid.
A system for monitoring the composition of a
- magnetorheological fluid, the system comprising:
- A) a first container containing a volume of a magnetorheological fluid;
- B) a flow path for flowing the magnetorheological fluid out of the container and through a mass flow meter;
- C) an inductance sensor for sensing the inductance of the magnetorheological fluid;
- said inductance sensor being flow connected to the flow path.
A system for monitoring the composition of a
- magnetorheological fluid, the system comprising:
- A) a first container containing a volume of a magnetorheological fluid;
- B) a flow path for flowing the magnetorheological fluid out of the container;
- and
- C) a density sensor for sensing the density of the magnetorheological fluid, said density sensor being flow connected to the flow path.
A method of monitoring a composition of a magnetorheological fluid, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first container containing a volume of a magnetorheological fluid, providing a flow path for flowing the magnetorheological fluid out of the container, providing a sensor for sensing an inductance of the magnetorheological fluid, flowing said magnetorheological fluid through said flow path and sensing the inductance of said flowing magnetorheological fluid to monitor the composition of the magnetorheological fluid.
A system for monitoring the composition of a
- magnetorheological fluid, the system comprising:
- A) a first container containing a volume of magnetorheological fluid;
- B) a flow path for flowing the magnetorheological fluid out of the container;
- and
- C) a means for sensing the inductance of the magnetorheological fluid, said means being flow connected to the flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.