Patent ID: 11892421
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An electrical stability (ES) testing device, comprising:
a cup configured to receive a fluid sample;
a pair of electrodes positioned at least partially within the cup, wherein the electrodes are spaced apart from one another by a predetermined gap, and wherein the electrodes are configured to have the fluid sample positioned within the predetermined gap while performing an ES test on the fluid sample in the cup; and
a port positioned at least partially within the cup, wherein the port is configured to have a cleaning fluid flow therethrough after the ES test has concluded, and wherein the cleaning fluid flows toward the electrodes, through the predetermined gap, or both at a velocity that is greater than or equal to about 1 m/s to clean the electrodes, and, wherein a distance between ends of the electrodes and the port is less than about 1 CM.