Method and apparatus for determining the salinity of a sample

摘要

An apparatus for determining the salinity of an ionic sample consisting essentially of: a single current probe having a central aperture large enough to accommodate a tube that contains the ionic sample; a network analyzer electrically coupled to the current probe, wherein the network analyzer is configured to transmit power into the ionic sample when the tube containing the ionic sample is positioned within the central aperture and then further configured to measure the return loss parameter of a signal voltage waveform reflected from the ionic solution; and a reference table of reference sample properties to which the measured return loss parameter may be compared to determine the level of salinity of the ionic sample.

主权项

1. An apparatus for determining the salinity of an ionic sample consisting essentially of:
a tube configured to contain the ionic sample; a single current probe having a central aperture that accommodates the tube that contains the ionic sample; a network analyzer electrically coupled to the current probe, wherein the network analyzer is configured to transmit test signal voltage into the ionic sample such that the tube is the only part of the apparatus in physical contact with the ionic sample, and wherein the network analyzer is further configured to measure a return loss parameter of a signal voltage waveform reflected from the ionic sample; and a reference table of reference sample properties to which the measured return loss parameter is compared to determine the level of salinity of the ionic sample.