Method of, and apparatus for, regulating the mass flow rate of a gas
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-007/06
G01F-001/78
G01F-015/00
출원번호
US-0402468
(2013-05-23)
등록번호
US-9804010
(2017-10-31)
우선권정보
EP-12169385 (2012-05-24)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2013/060687
(2013-05-23)
국제공개번호
WO2013/174955
(2013-11-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Downie, Neil Alexander
출원인 / 주소
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Zelson, Larry S.
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초록▼
There is provided a method of automatically controlling the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur. The method uses an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the o
There is provided a method of automatically controlling the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur. The method uses an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the orifice and downstream of the electronic valve and a temperature sensor. The method comprises: a) driving the piezoelectric crystal oscillator at a resonant frequency b) measuring the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator c) measuring the temperature of the gas; and d) controlling the electronic valve in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of gas through said orifice.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of automatically controlling the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur, the method using an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the orifice and dow
1. A method of automatically controlling the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur, the method using an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the orifice and downstream of the electronic valve and a temperature sensor, wherein the piezoelectric oscillator has a resonant frequency which is proportional to the density of the gas upstream of the orifice, and wherein the density of gas upstream of the orifice is, under choked flow conditions, proportional to the mass flow rate through the orifice, the method comprising: a) driving the piezoelectric oscillator at the resonant frequency;b) measuring the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator;c) measuring a temperature of the gas; andd) controlling the electronic valve by means of an electronic feedback loop in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of the gas through said orifice. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein step d) comprises controlling the electronic valve in response to a function proportional to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator divided by the square root of the measured temperature of the gas on an absolute scale. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein step d) further comprises the steps of: e) storing a pre-determined target value of a function derived from said resonant frequency and temperature;f) controlling said electronic valve to minimize the difference between the target value and a function of the measured resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the measured temperature. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic valve comprises a solenoid valve. 5. A method according to claim1, the method further using a further piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas downstream of the orifice; and wherein step a) further comprises driving the further piezoelectric oscillator at a resonant frequency; step b) further comprises measuring the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator; and step c) further comprises controlling the electronic valve in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator, the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator and the temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of gas through said orifice. 6. A method of according to claim 5, wherein step c) further comprises: g) determining, from the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator, the density of gas upstream of the orifice and the density of the gas downstream of the orifice. 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein step c) further comprises: h) determining the ratio of the density of the gas upstream of the orifice to the density of the gas downstream of the orifice. 8. A controller for regulating the mass flow rate of a gas, the controller being operable to control automatically the mass flow rate of a gas through an orifice through which, in use, choked flow is arranged to occur, the controller comprising an electronic valve located downstream of a gas source, a piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas upstream of the orifice and downstream of the electronic valve and a temperature sensor, wherein the piezoelectric oscillator has a resonant frequency which is proportional to the density of the gas upstream of the orifice, and wherein the density of gas upstream of the orifice is, under choked flow conditions, proportional to the mass flow rate through the orifice, the controller being operable to: drive the piezoelectric oscillator at a resonant frequency; measure the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator; measuring a temperature of the gas; and control the electronic valve by means of an electronic feedback loop in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and a temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of the gas through said orifice. 9. A controller according to claim 8, further operable to control the electronic valve in response to a function proportional to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator divided by the square root of the measured temperature of the gas on an absolute scale. 10. A controller according to claim 8, further operable to store a pre-determined target value of a function derived from said resonant frequency and temperature and control said electronic valve to minimize the difference between the target value and a function of the measured resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the measured temperature. 11. A controller according to claim 8, wherein the electronic valve comprises a solenoid valve. 12. A controller according to claim 8, further comprising a further piezoelectric oscillator in contact with the gas downstream of the orifice, and the controller being further arranged to drive the further piezoelectric oscillator at a resonant frequency; to measure the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator; and to control the electronic valve in response to the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator, the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator and the temperature of the gas in order to regulate the mass flow rate of gas through said orifice. 13. A controller according to claim 12 wherein the controller is further operable to determine, from the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric oscillator and the resonant frequency of the further piezoelectric oscillator, the density of gas upstream of the orifice and the density of the gas downstream of the orifice. 14. A computer program product executable by a programmable processing apparatus, comprising one or more software portions for performing the steps of claim 1. 15. A computer usable storage medium having a computer program product according to claim 14 stored thereon. 16. A method according to claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric oscillator comprises a piezoelectric crystal oscillator having a pair of planar tines. 17. A controller according to claim 8, wherein the piezoelectric oscillator comprises a piezoelectric crystal oscillator having a pair of planar tines.
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