Apparatus and method for monitoring a sedimentation parameter in a fluid medium sample
There is provided a method of measuring a sedimentation parameter of suspensions or precipitants in a fluid medium sample, said method compromising providing at least one micro-cantilever sensor, said micro-cantilever sensor comprising at least two materials having different coefficients of thermal...
Saved in:
Main Authors | , , , |
---|---|
Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
29.10.2014
|
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | There is provided a method of measuring a sedimentation parameter of suspensions or precipitants in a fluid medium sample, said method compromising providing at least one micro-cantilever sensor, said micro-cantilever sensor comprising at least two materials having different coefficients of thermal expansion, and having a heater and piezo-resistive sensor integrated therein, pulsing the heater with one or more electrical pulses to induce heat generation in the micro-cantilever, sampling the output of the integrated piezo-resistive sensor to characterize a response of the micro-cantilever during sedimentation in the fluid medium sample, and determining a value of the sedimentation parameter from the characterized response. There is also provided an apparatus arranged to carry out the method. |
---|---|
Bibliography: | Application Number: GB20120021432 |