| Author | Search for: Gagnon, R. E.1 |
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| Name affiliation | - National Research Council Canada. Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
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| Format | Text |
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| Type | Technical Report |
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| Series title | United States Patent; no. IP-1995-01 |
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| Abstract | There is described a method and apparatus for detection and thickness evaluation of a buildup of ice or liquid on a solid surface, especially on a body of an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a source of a narrow beam of radiation and a means for remote evaluation of the size of a luminous area created on the solid surface by the beam. The method of the invention involves measuring the size of the luminous area and determining the thickness of any built-up layer, if sufficiently transparent, using a formula which uses the dependency of the size of the luminous are on the thickness of the layer and the refraction index of the medium. Differentiation between ice and a liquid is possible by evaluating regularity of illumination of the luminous area. |
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| Publication date | 1995 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council Canada. Institute for Ocean Technology |
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| Link | http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5400144 |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Identifier | IP-1995-01 |
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| NRC number | 6145 |
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| NPARC number | 8894934 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Report a correction | Report a correction |
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Record identifier | 9999409a-cdec-4e21-8008-d9c2fcd07192 | | Record created | 2009-04-22 |
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| Record modified | 2016-10-03 |
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