Viscometer Vessel Shape and Sensor Integration for Real-Time Rheology
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies for measuring fluid rheological properties are cumbersome, require sophisticated laboratory equipment, and cannot report readings in real-time under different flow conditions, making frequent and accurate monitoring of fluid rheology challenging, especially in industrial settings.
Innovation Solution
A viscometer vessel system with a specific shape and sensors that transmit data to a mobile device or computer, using a software application to process inputs like density and viscosity, allowing for real-time reporting of rheological properties and shear rates, and enabling continuous measurement of fluid characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional rotational rheometer is used to measure fluid rheology, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copying version of the complex rotational rheometer by using a funnel viscometer with standardized geometry and flow conditions. The system copies the essential measurement function (rheological property determination) using simple gravity-driven flow through a calibrated funnel, eliminating the need for complex mechanical rotation mechanisms while maintaining measurement capability through mathematical correlation of drain time to rheological properties
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the complex mechanical rotation system of conventional rheometers with a simple gravity-driven fluid flow system. Instead of mechanically rotating the fluid or measuring components, the system uses gravitational force to drive fluid through a funnel and measures rheological properties based on drain time, substituting mechanical complexity with a simpler gravitational field-based measurement approach
2Measurement precision
If conventional rotational rheometer is used to measure fluid rheology, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copying version of the complex rotational rheometer by using a funnel viscometer with standardized geometry and flow conditions. The system copies the essential measurement function (rheological property determination) using simple gravity-driven flow through a calibrated funnel, eliminating the need for complex mechanical rotation mechanisms while maintaining measurement capability through mathematical correlation of drain time to rheological properties
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the complex mechanical rotation system of conventional rheometers with a simple gravity-driven fluid flow system. Instead of mechanically rotating the fluid or measuring components, the system uses gravitational force to drive fluid through a funnel and measures rheological properties based on drain time, substituting mechanical complexity with a simpler gravitational field-based measurement approach
3Measurement precision
If conventional rotational rheometer is used to measure fluid rheology, then measurement accuracy is improved, but productivity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copying version of the complex rotational rheometer by using a funnel viscometer with standardized geometry and flow conditions. The system copies the essential measurement function (rheological property determination) using simple gravity-driven flow through a calibrated funnel, eliminating the need for complex mechanical rotation mechanisms while maintaining measurement capability through mathematical correlation of drain time to rheological properties
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the complex mechanical rotation system of conventional rheometers with a simple gravity-driven fluid flow system. Instead of mechanically rotating the fluid or measuring components, the system uses gravitational force to drive fluid through a funnel and measures rheological properties based on drain time, substituting mechanical complexity with a simpler gravitational field-based measurement approach
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AI summary
This disclosure provides a system for measuring rheological properties of a fluid including a vessel with a shape defined by the following proportionality: x∝C ×y{circumflex over ( )}((1/n)) wherein the symbol ∝ refers to proportionality, and the variables x and y are coordinates on an x-y cartesian coordinate plane, where x is length and y is height; 2≤n≤4; and C is a constant with dimensions of length, and the vessel includes a hole at or near the y-coordinate minimum; a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor wherein the temperature sensor and pressure sensor are configured to transmit temperature and pressure information to a mobile display device, tablet, or computer, the mobile display device, tablet, or computer comprising memory and a processor and a software application configured to perform processing operations including accepting two input numerical values including density and viscosity measured by the vessel and outputting industry standard dial readings of a conventional rotational rheometer.