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    • 专利摘要:
    The invention relates to a method for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid to be examined (1), wherein sound pulses are generated and transmitted to the fluid to be examined (1), wherein the sound pulses after covering a predetermined measuring distance (4 ) are registered in the fluid to be examined (1), - wherein the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first after covering the measuring section (4) received sound pulse determined and the duration of the first received sound pulse in the fluid to be examined (1) is determined in which - a viscosity value (η) for the fluid (1) to be examined is predetermined or determined, and - the travel time of the first received sonic pulse and the viscosity value (η) are used to determine the speed of sound in the fluid (1) to be examined.
    公开号:AT520557A4
    申请号:T50062/2018
    申请日:2018-01-24
    公开日:2019-05-15
    发明作者:
    申请人:Anton Paar Gmbh；
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    专利说明:

    Summary
    The invention relates to a method for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid (1) to be examined,
    - wherein sound impulses are generated and transmitted to the fluid to be examined (1),
    - The sound impulses being registered in the fluid (1) to be examined after covering a predetermined measuring section (4),
    - The initial use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section (4) is determined and the transit time of the first received sound pulse in the fluid to be examined (1) is determined, with a viscosity value (η) for the fluid to be examined (1) is specified or determined and the transit time of the first received sound pulse and the viscosity value (η) are used to determine the speed of sound in the fluid to be examined (1).
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    The invention relates to a method for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid to be examined according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and a device according to the preamble of patent claim 12.
    Various devices for determining the speed of sound in fluids are known from the prior art. In such a device, sound pulses are transmitted, for example, through a layer sequence of solid-fluid-solid bodies, and the speed of sound is calculated from the transit time of the pulses through the fluid layer. Furthermore, devices for determining the speed of sound are known, in which sound impulses strike an interface of solid and fluid and the portion of the sound pulse reflected at the interface is examined.
    For laboratory measurements it is desirable to measure the speed of sound on the smallest possible amount of samples, e.g. B. in flow measuring cells or sample containers with small dimensions, in a support structure. A disadvantage of the methods known from the prior art is that processes or fluid properties such as the viscosity which cause energy dissipation or damping when a sound pulse passes through a fluid are not taken into account when determining the speed of sound. This leads to a falsification of the determined sound propagation time, particularly with a small measuring cell size or a short measuring distance.
    The object of the invention is therefore to provide a simple and approximate correction of the measurement error caused by the viscosities of a fluid to be examined when determining the sound propagation time.
    The invention solves this problem in a method for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid to be examined
    - whereby sound impulses are generated and transmitted to the fluid to be examined,
    - The sound impulses being registered in the fluid to be examined after covering a predetermined measuring distance, / 26
    The initial use of the first sound pulse received after the measuring section has been covered and the transit time of the first received sound pulse in the fluid to be examined is determined with the characterizing features of claim 1.
    According to the invention it is provided that
    - A viscosity value is specified or determined for the fluid to be examined and
    - The transit time of the first received sound pulse and the viscosity value are used to determine the speed of sound in the fluid to be examined.
    To determine the speed of sound in the fluid to be examined as precisely as possible, it can be provided in a method according to the invention that
    a first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity and the first application deviation of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known viscosity is provided,
    - A correction with regard to the viscosity of the initial use of the first received sound pulse received during the measurement for the fluid to be examined is carried out by means of the first correction table and the predetermined or determined viscosity value and
    - The speed of sound in the fluid to be examined is determined by calculation from the corrected transit time of the first received sound pulse and the length of the predetermined measuring section.
    In an alternative embodiment of the invention, it can be provided for a particularly simple and exact determination of the speed of sound in a fluid to be examined that
    - A first adjustment table for the first use of the first received sound pulse for fluids with known sound speed and viscosity is provided and
    - The first use of the first received sound pulse and the predetermined or determined viscosity value are used to determine the speed of sound in the fluid to be examined by means of the first adjustment table.
    In order to be able to determine the transit time of the sound pulse with sufficient accuracy, provision can be made for the first use of the first received sound pulse / 26
    - the first zero crossing of the sound pulse after the first registered maximum of the sound pulse, or
    - the first registered arrival of the sound pulse, or
    - The peak position of the first maximum of the first registered sound pulse is determined.
    In order to ensure a simple and exact correction of the viscosity-related measurement error in the speed of sound or the transit time of the sound pulse, it can be provided that
    - a known viscosity value or a known value range of the viscosity is specified for the fluid to be examined or
    a database of known viscosity values or value ranges of the viscosity for fluids is provided and the viscosity value or a known value range of the viscosity for the fluid to be examined is determined in the database.
    In order to be able to use particularly precise measurement data of the viscosity for the fluid to be examined for the correction, it can be provided that the viscosity value for the fluid to be examined is determined by means of a measurement method for determining the viscosity, in particular by means of a bending vibrator.
    A simple method for determining the viscosity from the propagation time of the sound pulse, using the relationship between the pulse width of the first received sound pulse and the viscosity, can be provided by
    a second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity and the pulse width of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring path is provided for fluids with known viscosity,
    - The pulse width of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section in the fluid to be examined is determined and
    - The viscosity value of the fluid to be examined is determined by means of the second adjustment table and the determined pulse width of the first received sound pulse.
    In order to be able to determine the pulse width with sufficient accuracy, it can be provided that the pulse width of the first received sound pulse
    - The period between the time of the first reception of the sound pulse and the first registered zero crossing of the sound pulse or
    - The half-width of the first received sound pulse is determined.
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    In order to take into account the influence of the temperature at the same time as the influence of the viscosity on the transit time of a sound pulse when determining a corrected value for the speed of sound, it can be provided that
    the first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity and the first application deviation or the first adjustment table for the first use of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known sound speed and a known viscosity at different temperatures is provided,
    - The temperature of the fluid to be examined is determined during the measurement and
    - The temperature is taken into account in the correction of the sound velocity value obtained during the measurement using the first correction table or the first adjustment table.
    In order to obtain a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent sound velocity from the measurement of the transit time of a sound pulse in a fluid to be examined, it can be provided in a method according to the invention that
    - The first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity and the first application deviation and the second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity and the pulse width can be used to create a common correction table, the first application deviation using the pulse width determined for the fluid to be examined and the common correction table is determined and
    Speed of sound in the fluid to be examined is determined by calculation from the corrected transit time of the first received sound pulse and the length of the predetermined measuring section or
    - The first adjustment table for the first use of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known sound speed and a known viscosity and the second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity and the pulse width for fluids with a known viscosity are used to create a common correction table The fluid to be examined determines the initial use of the first received sound pulse and the pulse width determined for the fluid to be examined to determine the speed of sound by means of the common correction table.
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    Since large measurement errors occur when measuring fluids with high viscosity and the total signals for measuring cells of small size cannot be evaluated, it can be provided that the viscosity of the fluid to be examined is greater than 1000 mPa ^ s and / or that the length of the measuring section is shorter than 1 cm.
    A device according to the invention for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid to be examined comprising
    - A sound pulse generator for emitting sound pulses and a sound pulse receiver for registering incoming sound pulses, a predetermined measuring section being arranged in a measuring cell between the sound pulse generator and the sound pulse receiver, and
    - An evaluation unit connected to the sound pulse generator and the sound pulse receiver provides that the evaluation unit is designed to carry out a method according to the invention.
    In order to also take the temperature into account when determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent sound velocity, it can be provided that a sensor connected to the evaluation unit is provided for determining the temperature of the fluid to be examined.
    In order to provide a device according to the invention with a particularly compact design, it can be provided that
    the sound pulse generator and the sound pulse receiver are designed as a combined sound pulse generator / receiver which is arranged at one end of the measuring section,
    - A sound reflecting interface is arranged at the other end of the measuring section opposite the sound pulse generator / receiver and
    - The sound pulse generator / receiver can be stimulated by the registration of incoming sound pulses for the transmission of sound pulses.
    Further advantages and refinements of the invention result from the description and the accompanying drawings.
    Particularly advantageous, but not restrictive, exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown schematically below with reference to the accompanying drawings and described by way of example with reference to the drawings.
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    The following shows schematically:
    1 schematically shows the structure of a sound measuring cell according to the invention,
    2 shows a received signal for a fluid,
    3 received signals from two fluids with different viscosities,
    4 shows the received signal from FIG. 2 with the pulse width entered,
    5 shows the received signals from FIG. 3 with entered pulse widths,
    6 shows the deviation of the transit time of the sound pulse plotted against the viscosity,
    Fig. 7 shows the relationship between pulse width and viscosity and
    Fig. 8 shows the deviation of the speed of sound against the viscosity.
    1 shows a device 10 according to the invention for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid 1 to be examined. The device 10 comprises a measuring cell 5 in which the fluid 1 to be examined is located, a sound pulse generator 2 for emitting sound pulses and a sound pulse receiver 3 for registering incoming sound pulses. The sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3 are arranged laterally on the outside of the measuring cell 5 so that they lie opposite one another. Piezoelectric ultrasonic signal transmitters, for example, are suitable as sound pulse generators 2 and corresponding ultrasonic signal receivers as sound pulse receiver 3.
    A measuring section 4 is arranged in the measuring cell 5 between the sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3, and an evaluation unit 6 is connected to the sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3. In order to prevent the sound pulse or received signal arriving at the sound pulse receiver 3 from being disturbed by structure-borne sound waves, the length of the measuring section 4 is selected such that the path between the sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3 via the solid-state components is significantly longer.
    In the exemplary embodiment shown, the evaluation unit 6 controls the sound pulse generator 2 to emit sound pulses at predetermined times and the data provided by the sound pulse receiver 3 are received and evaluated by the evaluation unit 6. The evaluation unit 6 is designed to carry out a method according to the invention for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent sound velocity, which will be discussed in more detail below. Alternatively, in a device 10 according to the invention, the evaluation unit 6 can also have a separate control or electronics unit.
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    In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a temperature sensor 7 for determining the temperature of the fluid 1 to be examined is also arranged on the measuring cell 5 and connected to the evaluation unit 6.
    Such a device 10 according to the invention can be used, for example, to determine the sound propagation time in a fluid, for example while the fluid is flowing through a pipe. In this case, the tube is to be regarded as a measuring cell 5 in which the fluid 1 to be examined is located. The sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3 are arranged opposite each other on the outer tube surfaces.
    Alternatively, a device 10 according to the invention can also be used for installation in process lines, in which case the process line serves as measuring cell 5. The sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3 are arranged on a fork-shaped component with small dimensions and are opposite one another on the component.
    A device 10 according to the invention is also suitable for carrying out laboratory measurements using the smallest possible sample quantities. Here, as a measuring cell 5, for example a flow measuring cell or a sample container with small dimensions is used in a support structure in order to store a fluid 1 to be examined therein.
    In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the evaluation unit 6 controls the sound pulse generator 2, so that sound pulses are emitted by the sound pulse generator 2. The sound pulses are transmitted through a layer sequence of solid-fluid-solid bodies, the outer walls of the measuring cell 5 each representing the solid body. The sound pulses are registered by the sound pulse receiver 3 after covering the predetermined measuring section 4 in the fluid 1 to be examined, the initial use Tof1, Tof2 (FIG. 2) of the first pulse received after covering the measuring section 4 being determined and the transit time of the first received sound pulse in the one to be examined Fluid 1 is determined by the evaluation unit 6.
    2 shows an example of a received signal in a fluid 1 to be examined, the signal intensity I in arbitrary units [a. u.] is plotted on the y-axis against the running time t in ps on the x-axis. The time period of the sound pulse is considered to be the time period between the excitation time T0 at which the / 26th
    Sound pulse generator 2 emits a sound pulse, and the first use Tof1, for which the sound pulse receiver 3 registers the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section 4, elapses.
    The first use Tof1, Tof2 is, for example, the first zero crossing of the first sound pulse received at the sound pulse receiver 3, which is registered after the first registered maximum of the sound pulse, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. With this definition, a particularly exact determination of the first use at the sound pulse receiver 3 is possible.
    Alternatively, the first registered arrival of the sound pulse at the sound pulse receiver 3, or the peak position of the first maximum of the first sound pulse arriving at the sound pulse receiver 3 can also be defined as the first use Tof1, Tof2.
    In principle, the speed of sound of the fluid 1 to be examined can be calculated from this transit time of the sound pulse and the length of the measuring section 4. The actual transit time is characterized by the first rise in the signal at the receiver. If, as in the exemplary embodiment shown schematically in FIG. 3, the first zero crossing Tof1 is selected as the first use for the evaluation, the transit time is corrected by the amount of the pulse width P1 (see FIG. 4).
    The speed of sound results, for example, from the length of the measuring section 4 divided by the actual transit time of the sound pulse. Since the approach signal of the received sound pulse, that is to say the start of registration of the received signal, cannot often be determined with sufficient accuracy, the first registered zero crossing of the received sound pulse is determined as the first use Tof1 of the first received sound pulse.
    The speed of sound during the propagation of sound impulses in a fluid is a substance parameter and can be used for substance characterization. In many liquid solutions and mixtures, the speed of sound is directly proportional to the concentration of the components and can therefore be used advantageously for determining the concentration in, for example, two component systems. As a further material parameter, the density can be determined from a determination of the speed of sound with the aid of the relationship between the / 26
    Velocity of sound in a fluid, the compressibility and density of which are determined.
    Therefore, in order to characterize the material parameters of a fluid 1 to be examined as precisely as possible, it is desirable to determine the speed of sound in the fluid 1 to be examined as precisely as possible. When a sound impulse passes through the fluid 1 to be examined, the sound impulse is damped by different processes which cause energy dissipation. The frequency composition of the sound pulse is changed by the fluid 1 and the boundaries passed through, while high viscosities η increase the damping and thus reinforce a change in the frequency composition.
    The sound pulse arriving at the sound pulse receiver 3 is therefore a superposition of different sound phase velocities at different frequencies with different amplitudes, which cannot be completely recorded and analyzed.
    FIG. 3 shows schematically received sound pulses for the fluid 1 to be examined shown in FIG. 2 with a further fluid with a lower speed of sound and greater viscosity η or greater damping. The signal intensity I is in arbitrary units [a. u.] on the y-axis against the running time t in ps on the x-axis. The lower speed of sound of the second fluid manifests itself in a later application of the response signal and a later use Tof2, while the greater viscosity η or greater damping is reflected in a lower signal amplitude compared to the fluid 1 to be examined.
    The group speed, ie the superposition of different sound phase speeds of viscous media, is further dependent on the frequency of the sound pulse generator 2. The measurement error that arises in this way when determining the sound propagation time or the speed of sound is particularly in the case of measuring cells 5 with a length of the measuring section 4 of less than 1 cm, since with such short measuring sections 4 a complete evaluation of the received signal arriving at the sound pulse receiver 3 is more possible. The measurement error that occurs is also particularly significant when the viscosities of the fluid 1 to be examined are greater than 1000 mPa-s.
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    The shorter the measuring section, the faster the evaluation electronics must be able to switch or record. The evaluation electronics currently available have scanning frequencies that are too low and do not allow complete recording and evaluation of the frequency spectrum for short running distances.
    Surprisingly, despite different effects in the fluid, which lead to damping and broadening of the incoming sound signals, the viscosity η can be used as a first approximation for the correction and the speed of sound can be used via a simple correction table or correction function, which results from the determination of individual values for fluids of known viscosity η (and possibly the speed of sound) can be used.
    If the measured transit time of the sound pulse between the time of transmission of the sound pulse T 0 and the registered initial use Tof2 is assigned, for example via an adjustment or calibration measurement, to the known speed of sound for the fluid, it can be seen in FIG. 3 that in the case of a strongly damped sound pulse or received signal, the first use Tof2 differs from the actual first use Tof'2. It can be seen from this that the measured initial use Tof2 differs by an amount ATof compared to the actual initial use Tof'2. The strength of the initial deviation from use ATof is therefore dependent on the viscosity η, but also, for example, on the temperature.
    In the case of devices and methods known from the prior art for determining a sound velocity value in a fluid 1 to be examined, this viscosity-related damping is not taken into account.
    In a device 10 according to the invention or a method according to the invention for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid 1 to be examined, the measurement error resulting from the viscosity η is corrected when determining the sound propagation time. For example, a first correction table is provided for the relationship between the viscosity η and the first application deviation ATof of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known viscosity η, and a viscosity value η is specified or determined for the fluid 1 to be examined.
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    A correction is then made with regard to the viscosity η of the initial use Tof1, Tof2 of the first received sound pulse for the fluid 1 to be examined, for which purpose the predetermined or determined viscosity value η and the first correction table are used. The speed of sound in the fluid 1 to be examined is finally determined from the corrected transit time of the first received sound pulse and the length of the predetermined measuring section 4.
    This also ensures an exact evaluation of the sound propagation time or the sound speed in measuring cells 5 with short measuring sections 4, the length of which is shorter than 1 cm, since with such a small size of the measuring cell 5 no complete evaluation of the received signal by means of, for example, a Fourier transformation of the am Sound pulse receiver 3 incoming sound pulse or received signal can be performed.
    FIG. 6 shows an example of a first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity η and the first application deviation ATof of the first received sound pulse. In Fig. 6 the initial application deviation ATof is plotted against the root (sqrt) from the viscosity η in mPare in milliseconds. In order to create such a first correction table, preferably at least six fluids are measured and a correction of the initial use deviation ATof is determined therefrom. The initial application deviation ATof is dependent on the viscosity η, so that for a specific measured initial application Tof1, Tof2 at a specific viscosity η of the fluid 1 to be examined, the error to be corrected can be derived from the stored first correction table.
    For example, adjustment samples of known speed of sound are used to create the first calibration table. The time period measured for each of the adjustment samples between the time T 0 , at which the sound pulse generator 2 emits a sound pulse, and the first use Tof1, Tof2, ie the first registered zero crossing of the received signal at the sound pulse receiver 3, is compared with the known sound propagation times for the adjustment samples, for example standard solutions.
    This means that the speed of sound calculated from the transit time of the sound pulse and the length of the measuring section 4 is compared with the known speed of sound of the adjustment sample and a viscosity-related / 26
    First use deviation ATof is derived at the viscosity η known for the calibration sample.
    Thus, in a method according to the invention, the determined initial use Tof1, Tof2 for determining the speed of sound of the fluid 1 to be examined is corrected by a viscosity-dependent error.
    Since the temperature also influences the initial deviation ATof, the first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity η and the initial deviation ATof at different temperatures can optionally be provided in a method according to the invention.
    The temperature of the fluid to be examined is determined during the measurement of the fluid 1 to be examined, for example by means of the sensor 7, and then taken into account in the correction of the speed of sound value obtained during the measurement using the first correction table.
    In this case, when creating the first correction table, preferably at least six, adjustment samples are measured at, preferably at least three, different temperatures, and a first correction table is created therefrom, in which the viscosity and temperature-related errors are taken into account when determining the initial application deviation ATof. Thus, when the initial use Tof1, Tof2 measured for a fluid 1 to be examined is corrected, the adulteration caused by viscosity and temperature is corrected.
    Alternatively, it is also possible to create a model with correction of the initial use ATof combined with an evaluation of the speed of sound.
    Alternatively, the speed of sound in a fluid 1 to be examined can be determined or derived from the transit time of the first received sound pulse by means of a first adjustment table. For this purpose, a first adjustment table for the first use Tof1, Tof2 of the first received sound pulse is provided by means of adjustment measurements on fluids with a known sound speed and a known viscosity η. The adjustment table is an assignment table in which the initial use Tofi or the running time of a fluid i is assigned to the known speed of sound of the fluid i. A corrected value for the speed of sound can thus be derived using the first adjustment table, the initial use Tof1, Tof2 / 26 determined for a fluid 1 to be examined and the viscosity η determined or specified for the fluid 1 to be examined.
    The viscosity value η required for the correction of the initial application deviation ATof or the correction of the speed of sound is specified or determined for the fluid 1 to be examined in a device 10 according to the invention or a method according to the invention. In the device 10 shown in FIG. 1, for example, a known viscosity value η or a known value range of the viscosity η is specified for the fluid 1 to be examined and entered, for example, on the evaluation unit 6.
    Alternatively, a database of known viscosity values η or value ranges of the viscosity η for fluids 1 to be examined can be provided and the viscosity value η or a known value range of the viscosity η for the fluid 1 to be examined can be determined in the database. Such a database of known viscosity values η or value ranges of the viscosity η for different fluids can be stored in the evaluation unit 6, for example.
    Alternatively, the viscosity value η for the fluid 1 to be examined can be determined by means of a measuring method for determining the viscosity η, in particular by means of a bending vibrator. For this purpose, for example, a measuring device for determining the viscosity η is combined with a device 10 according to the invention, or a further evaluation unit of a measuring device for determining the viscosity η is connected to the evaluation unit 6, so that measured viscosity values for the fluid 1 to be examined are sent to the evaluation unit 6 of the device 10 are transmitted.
    Alternatively, in a method according to the invention or a device 10 according to the invention, the viscosity η for the fluid to be examined can also be determined approximately directly from a determination of the pulse width of the first incoming sound pulse at the sound pulse receiver 3 or of the received signal.
    The half-width of the first incoming sound pulse is determined as the pulse width P, P1, P2 of the first received sound pulse according to a known and preferred method, as shown in FIG. 4 for the first fluid 1 to be examined. 4, the signal intensity I is in arbitrary units [a. u.] on the y-axis against the running time t in ps on the x-axis. The half width indicates the full width of the signal received at the acoustic pulse receiver 3 at / 26 half the height of the maximum deflection. This offers the advantage that an exact evaluation of the difficult to determine approach signal, i.e. the time of the first reception of the sound pulse, and a second adjustment table can thus be created in a simple manner, indicating the factory-determined relationship between the viscosity η and the pulse width P, P1, P2.
    Alternatively, the pulse width P, P1, P2 of the first received sound pulse can be the time between the start signal, i.e. the time of the first reception of the sound pulse, and the first registered zero crossing of the sound pulse.
    The pulse width P, P1, P2 is dependent on the damping by the fluid to be examined 1, the excitation frequency of the sound pulse generator 2, the temperature and the viscosity η of the fluid to be examined 1. The excitation frequency of the sound pulse generator 2 and the length of the measuring section 4 constant and the only variable variable to consider is the viscosity η, the temperature is also assumed to be constant.
    FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the pulse width P in nanoseconds and the root (sqrt) from the viscosity η. It can be seen that the sound pulse arriving at the sound pulse receiver 3 is more damped when the sound pulse generator 2 has the same excitation pulse when it is propagated in more viscous media than in less viscous media. This fact leads on the one hand to a decrease in the signal amplitude and on the other hand to an increase in the pulse width P, P1, P2.
    This can also be seen in FIG. 5, where the signal intensity I in arbitrary units [a. u.] is plotted on the y-axis against the transit time t in ps on the x-axis and the pulse width P1 of the first registered sound pulse of the fluid to be examined 1 is smaller and the signal amplitude is higher than the pulse width P2 and the signal amplitude of the further fluid.
    To determine the viscosity η from the pulse width P, P1, P2, a second adjustment table is used for the relationship between the viscosity and the pulse width P, P1, P2 of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section 4 for a large number of fluids, each with a known viscosity η provided. An example of such a second adjustment table or adjustment function is shown in FIG. 7.
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    The pulse width P of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section 4 in the fluid 1 to be examined is then determined and the viscosity value of the fluid 1 to be examined is determined by means of the second adjustment table or adjustment function and the determined pulse width P of the first received sound pulse.
    As can be seen in FIG. 7, the pulse width P changes depending on the viscosity η and increases with increasing viscosity η. The change in pulse width causes an initial deviation of use ATof. With initial knowledge of the viscosity η, as described above, this first application deviation ATof can be corrected for a specific type of measuring cell with a known measuring section 4 and a constant excitation frequency of the sound pulse generator 2, for example using the correction table.
    If necessary, the two steps, i.e. the determination of the viscosity η of the fluid to be examined using the pulse width P, P1, P2 and the determination of the initial rod deviation ATof based on the determined viscosity η of the fluid to be examined 1 can also be stored in a single common correction table or as a common correction function. Such a common correction table or correction function supplies in an evaluation step, based on the pulse width P, P1, P2 determined for the fluid to be examined, the viscosity-related initial deviation ATof, which has to be taken into account when determining the speed of sound of the fluid to be examined.
    To create this common correction table, a large number of correction measurements, preferably on at least six, samples are carried out, each with a known viscosity η and speed of sound. To describe the relationship between the initial application deviation ATof and the viscosity η derived from the pulse width P, P1, P2, a higher-order polynomial is usually required. For example, at least 6 or more samples, known viscosity η and speed of sound are preferably necessary for the description by means of a second-order polynomial.
    Alternatively, a common correction table or correction function from the first adjustment table, which specifies the initial use Tof1, Tof2 of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known sound speed and a known viscosity η, and the second adjustment table, which shows the relationship between the viscosity η and the pulse width P; P1, P2 represents fluids with a known viscosity η.
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    Thus, the common correction table and the initial use Tof1, Tof2 of the first received sound pulse and the determined pulse width P; P1, P2 a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound can be determined.
    If necessary, the temperature of the samples with corresponding polynomial formation and adjustment measurement can also be taken into account in the common correction table or the common correction function.
    Optionally, the temperature can be measured during the measurement of the fluid 1 to be examined and taken into account when correcting the initial use Tof1, Tof2. The initial application correction or the correction of the determined transit time for the fluid 1 to be examined is therefore viscosity and temperature dependent, both variables being available for measurement or known reference values for evaluating the speed of sound.
    8 shows a representation of the sound velocity deviation Av in meters per second plotted against the root (sqrt) from the viscosity η for the fluids 1 to be examined with known sound velocities, for which a correction based on the viscosity η was made when evaluating the sound velocity. The viscosity η was determined from the pulse width P of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section 4 for the respective fluid. It can be seen in FIG. 8 that taking into account the viscosity-related deviation from initial use results in a significant improvement in the measured values determined for the speed of sound of the fluids 1 to be examined.
    A device 10 according to the invention can alternatively also be configured such that the sound pulse generator 2 and the sound pulse receiver 3 are designed as a combined sound pulse generator / receiver, the sound pulse generator / receiver being arranged at one end of the measuring section 4. At the other end of the measuring section 4, opposite the sound pulse generator / receiver, a sound-reflecting interface is arranged and the sound pulse generator / receiver can be excited by the registration of incoming sound pulses to emit sound pulses. This means that the sound impulses emitted by the combined sound impulse generator / receiver strike the solid-fluid interface, are reflected, then are registered by the combined sound impulse generator / receiver and / 26 after the registration a new sound impulse is emitted. Combined piezoelectric ultrasound transmitters / receivers, for example, are suitable as combined sound pulse generators / receivers.
    Thus, only the portion of the sound pulse reflected at the interface is used for the evaluation of the speed of sound. Advantages of a device 10 designed in this way are that the sound pulse propagates only in a fluid 1 to be examined and does not cross a layer sequence of solid-fluid solid.
    As a result, the sound propagation times or sound speeds determined with such a device 10 are characterized by high resolution and repeatability, and the measurement is immediately sensitive to changes in concentration or temperature, so that drift-free measurement results are available in real time. Furthermore, the design of such a measuring cell 5 is robust and requires fewer moving parts. Such an embodiment of a device 10 according to the invention is particularly suitable for highly absorbent fluids 1 to be examined, since multiple reflections occur here in a greatly weakened manner and do not interfere with the determination of the initial use Tof1, Tof2 in the fluid 1 to be examined.
    Alternatively, each device 10 according to the invention can also be thermostated so that the temperature remains constant during the measurement and the temperature is not taken into account when correcting the viscosity-dependent speed of sound.
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    1. Method for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent speed of sound in a fluid to be examined (1),
    - wherein sound impulses are generated and transmitted to the fluid to be examined (1),
    - The sound impulses being registered in the fluid (1) to be examined after covering a predetermined measuring section (4),
    - The initial use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section (4) is determined and the transit time of the first received sound pulse in the fluid to be examined (1) is determined, characterized in that a viscosity value (η) for the fluid (1) to be examined is specified or determined and the transit time of the first received sound pulse and the viscosity value (η) are used to determine the speed of sound in the fluid (1) to be examined.
    [2]
    2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the first application deviation (ATof) of the first received sound pulse for fluids with a known viscosity (η) is provided, a correction with regard to the viscosity (η) of the initial use of the first received sound pulse for the fluid to be examined (1) obtained during the measurement is carried out using the first correction table and the predetermined or determined viscosity value (η) and the speed of sound in the fluid to be examined (1) by calculation the corrected transit time of the first received sound pulse and the length of the predetermined measuring section (4) is determined.
    [3]
    3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a first adjustment table for the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse for fluids with known sound speed and known viscosity (η) is provided and the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse and the specified or determined viscosity value (η) for determining the
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    Speed of sound in the fluid to be examined (1) can be used using the first adjustment table.
    [4]
    4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that as the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse, the first zero crossing of the sound pulse after the first registered maximum of the sound pulse, or the first registered arrival of the sound pulse, or the peak position of the first maximum of the first registered sound pulse is determined.
    [5]
    5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a known viscosity value (η) or a known value range of the viscosity (η) for the fluid to be examined (1) is specified or a database of known viscosity values (η) or Value ranges of the viscosity (η) for fluids are provided and the viscosity value (η) or a known value range of the viscosity (η) for the fluid to be examined (1) is determined in the database.
    [6]
    6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the viscosity value (η) for the fluid to be examined (1) is determined by means of a measuring method for determining the viscosity (η), in particular by means of a bending vibrator.
    [7]
    7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the pulse width (P; P1, P2) of the first sound pulse for fluids received after covering the measuring section (4) with known viscosity (η) is provided, the pulse width (P; P1, P2) of the first sound pulse received after covering the measuring section (4) in the fluid to be examined (1) is determined and the viscosity value (η) of the fluid to be examined (1) is determined by means of the second adjustment table and the determined pulse width (P; P1, P2) of the first received sound pulse.
    [8]
    8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the pulse width (P; P1, P2) of the first received sound pulse
    20/26 the time span between the time of the first reception of the sound pulse and the first registered zero crossing of the sound pulse or the full width at half maximum of the first received sound pulse is determined.
    [9]
    9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the first application deviation (ATof) or the first adjustment table for the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse for fluids with Known speed of sound and known viscosity (η) are provided at different temperatures, the temperature of the fluid to be examined (1) is determined during the measurement and the temperature is taken into account when correcting the speed of sound value obtained during the measurement by means of the first correction table or the first adjustment table becomes.
    [10]
    10. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that
    - the first correction table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the first application deviation (ATof) and the second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the pulse width (P; P1, P2) are used to create a common correction table, in which
    - The initial deviation (ATof) is determined by means of the pulse width (P; P1, P2) determined for the fluid to be examined (1) and the common correction table and
    - Sound velocity in the fluid to be examined (1) is determined by calculation from the corrected transit time of the first received sound pulse and the length of the predetermined measuring section (4) or
    - The first adjustment table for the first use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse for fluids with known sound speed and viscosity (η) and the second adjustment table for the relationship between the viscosity (η) and the pulse width (P; P1, P2 ) for fluids with a known viscosity (η) can be used to create a common correction table,
    - The initial use (Tof1, Tof2) of the first received sound pulse and the pulse width (P; P1, P2) determined for the fluid to be examined (P; P1, P2) used to determine the speed of sound using the common correction table become.
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    [11]
    11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the viscosity (η) of the fluid to be examined is greater than 1000 mPas and / or that the length of the measuring section (4) is shorter than 1 cm.
    [12]
    12.Device for determining a corrected value for the viscosity-dependent sound velocity in a fluid to be examined (1), comprising a sound pulse generator (2) for emitting sound pulses and a sound pulse receiver (3) for registering incoming sound pulses, one between the sound pulse generator and the sound pulse receiver predetermined measuring section (4) is arranged in a measuring cell (5) and an evaluation unit (6) connected to the sound pulse generator (2) and the sound pulse receiver (3), characterized in that the evaluation unit is designed to implement a method according to one of claims 1 to perform 11.
    [13]
    13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that a sensor (7) connected to the evaluation unit (6) is provided for determining the temperature of the fluid to be examined (1).
    [14]
    14. The apparatus of claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the sound pulse generator (2) and the sound pulse receiver (3) are designed as a combined sound pulse generator / receiver, which is arranged at one end of the measuring section (4), at the other end of the measuring section (4) a sound reflecting interface is arranged opposite the sound pulse generator / receiver and the sound pulse generator / receiver can be stimulated by the registration of incoming sound pulses to emit sound pulses.
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