Patent ID: 6109092
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B01D,G01H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for evaluating the performance of a transducer horn assembly used in a debubbling operation, the method comprising the steps of:(a) connecting a test circuit between the transducer horn assembly and a signal analyzer;(b) supplying power to the transducer horn assembly;(c) operating the transducer horn assembly on-line in a debubbling operation;(d) sampling the electrical signals applied to the transducer horn assembly during said operating step;(e) transmitting the sampled electrical signals to the signal analyzer;(f) maintaining the amplitude and phase relationship of the sampled electrical signals;(g) determining the operating frequency of the transducer horn assembly from the sampled electrical signals; and(h) determining if the operating frequency of the transducer horn assembly is between a series resonance frequency and a parallel resonance frequency of the transducer horn assembly.