Investigating Moving Fluids/Granular Solids TRIZ Cases

Integrated atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy characterize shale properties at 100 nm resolution.

A UV-LED gas concentration measurement device uses split light beams to calculate ozone levels.

An automated switching device moves between illumination positions to eliminate downtime from manual maintenance, boosting throughput.

Integrating conductivity electrodes and pH sensors into a flow-through cuvette resolves the trade-off between measurement reliability and device complexity.

An optical detection system replaces mechanical heating with image analysis of light absorption to determine water content and pricing instantly.

Focused laser beam detects particle chord lengths in flowing drilling fluid, resolving measurement inaccuracies caused by sample dilution and shape assumptions.

A volatile carrier fluid suspends polymer particles to control friction during window pressing into apertures.

A foreign substance detection device adjusts radiation light intensity across multiple processing liquid flow paths.

A spectrometer uses a holographic grating and light filters to extract monochromatic light for detection.

Segmenting the detection path into series membranes accelerates equilibration, preventing cross-sample contamination while maintaining measurement reliability.

A scattering support material with controlled coefficients diffuses incident light, eliminating measurement artifacts caused by direct light paths.

An internally reflective casing enables reflection measurements on dark samples, reducing measurement time and preventing clogging in automated systems.

Indirect illumination via tunnel sections resolves reflection issues in transparent pellet detection.

A laser sheet and optical imaging system capture backscattered light from airborne particulates flowing through a passage.

Switchable reflector routes light to external calibration, eliminating optical coupler errors and reducing maintenance costs.

A fuel tank sensor array uses hydrostatic pressure and light transmission to identify liquid fuel types remotely.

Replacing bulky xenon lamps with compact UV LEDs reduces device complexity while maintaining measurement precision for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

An ATR sensor integrates an ultrasonic transmitter to generate a standing wave field within the measurement zone.

A probe body extends into a conduit with multiple sensing locations spaced transversely to measure multiphase flow parameters using infrared radiation.

A cylindrical attenuated total reflection element guides measurement radiation through a probe body wall to enable spectroscopic analysis.

Selective background radiation energization enhances object contrast in product sorting streams.

Linearly aligned LED elements on a longitudinal chassis provide targeted illumination for sorting applications.

An optical computing device uses integrated computational elements to analyze electromagnetic radiation from fluids in custody transfer pipelines.

Generalized standard addition method adds analyte spikes to fluid samples, resolving matrix-dependent interference in downhole spectroscopic analysis.

Laser scattering detects sub-micron particles in dissolved metal samples, eliminating agglomeration errors from conventional filtration.

Segmented zones and angled inlets isolate optics from exhaust particles while enabling accurate calibration.

Flowing sample segments eliminate hidden mass and parallel-path effects in integrating cavity optical sampling.

Bubble segmentation in the flow passage prevents sample mixing during continuous optical analysis.

A compact fluid measurement apparatus uses a diffuse reflecting surface to redirect scattered light toward a photodetector for optical property analysis.

A concentration measurement device calculates fluid levels using a specific light wavelength range and temperature sensor data.

An optical detection sensor directs radiation into a fluid medium and measures transmitted light across multiple wavelength ranges to identify product presence.

A light modulation device dynamically selects emitted wavelengths using a grating layer and liquid crystal molecules.

A hydrophilic polymer extends the wetting film duration on a transparent slide to enhance sub-micrometer particle detection.