Methods and apparatuses for determining entrained and/or dissolved gas
content of gas-liquid mixtures. Data generated is used to control the
True (air-free) or Apparent (air-containing) Density or Entrained Air
content of liquids within optimum ranges, e.g. in paper coating processes
and in the manufacture of food products, personal care products,
pharmaceutical products, paints, petroleum blends, etc. For example, an
indirect method of continuously determining the amount of gas entrained
in a liquid, by: continuously measuring the temperature, flow rate, and
apparent density of the mixture at two different pressure states, and
calculating the volume percentage of the gas in the liquid by using
equation (28).times..times. ##EQU00001## wherein V is the volume of the
gas-free liquid calculated by equation
(23).rho..times..rho..rho..times..times..times..function..DELTA..times..t-
imes. ##EQU00002## in which P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 are two different ambient
pressures and .DELTA.P=P.sub.2-P.sub.1, .rho..sub.1 and .rho..sub.2 are
apparent densities of the liquid sample measured at P.sub.1 and P.sub.2,
respectively, R is the constant of the Ideal Gas Law, T is the liquid
temperature, Q is the flow rate, g(.DELTA.P/Q.sup.a) is a function for
determining the amount of gas being dissolved between P.sub.2 and
P.sub.1, and V.sub.s is determined by equation
(27).times..times..function..times..rho..rho..times..times..times..times.-
.function..DELTA..times..times..function. ##EQU00003## in which P.sub.s
and T.sub.s are standard pressure (1 atm) and temperature (0.degree. C.),
and.function. ##EQU00004## is a function for determining the amount of
gas being dissolved between P.sub.1 and P.sub.s.