A process and device for detecting
electrically conductive particles in a liquid flowing in a
pipe section, the liquid being exposed to
periodic alternating electromagnetic fields by a
transmitter coil which induces eddy currents in the particles, a probe made as a coil arrangement and which has an effective width producing a periodic electrical
signal based on the eddy currents. The
signal ha a carrier oscillation with an amplitude and / or phase which is modulated by particles passing across the effective width of the coil arrangement, the
probe signal being filtered by a frequency-selective first filter unit, the filtered
signal being sampled by a triggerable A / D converter stage to obtain a demodulated digital measurement signal, the digital measurement signal being filtered by a digital, frequency-selective adjustable second filter unit to obtain a useful signal, and the useful signal being evaluated to detect passage of
electrically conductive particles in the
pipe section.