Presented here is a description of a magnetic densimeter using an rf sensing coil. The coil is used to sense the position of a small buoy floating in a liquid whose density is to be determined. The instrument's electronics is completely composed of solid state components. The densimeter was tested by making a calibration run on a National Bureau of Standard's sucrose sample. It was found to be capable of making density measurements to better than 3 ppm.

Topics
Measuring instruments, Density measurement, Carbohydrates
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