Device for measuring the surface pressure

Sensor Review

ISSN: 0260-2288

Article publication date: 1 September 2001

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Citation

Rigelsford, J. (2001), "Device for measuring the surface pressure", Sensor Review, Vol. 21 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2001.08721cad.028

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Device for measuring the surface pressure

Device for measuring the surface pressure

Applicant: Kibron Inc. Oy FinlandPatent number: US6222184Publication date: 24 April 2001Title: Device for measuring the surface pressure

The object of the invention is a device for measuring the surface pressure of a film, a so-called Langmuir film, formed at the interface between the phases of a liquid and gaseous material. The device comprises a detector and a sensor. The detector comprises a light source and a position-sensitive detector, the active surface of which is situated in the light beam of the light source, and the sensor comprises a sensor which can be brought into contact with the film to be measured, and a shading means which, in correspondence with the force applied to the sensor by the film, moves the light beam between the active surface of the detector and the light source.

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