System for monitoring diaphragm pump failure
CA 2259282 A1 · Owner: Green, Steven R. · Inventors: Powell, David L. Jr.; Green, Steven R.
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A diaphragm failure monitoring system for detecting leakage in a diaphragm of a diaphragm pump. The system includes a pump (10) having an operating chamber (16) containing a working fluid (30) and a pumping chamber (14) for pumping material into and out of the pump and a diaphragm (18) separating the operating and pumping chambers. A first optic fiber (52) is joined to the operating chamber for transmitting an optic signal across the working fluid. A second optic fiber (60) is joined to the operating chamber for receiving the optic signal from the first optic fiber. An electric signal establishing device (56) establishes a fist electrical signal when the optic signal from the first …
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- Filed June 26, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 26, 2017.
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