Abstract: A bubble reduction system for a fluid flowing system is provided. The bubble reduction system can include a vat containing a fluid, a pump operable to pump the fluid into the vat, a moat containing a portion of the fluid and a bubble trap also containing a portion of the fluid. The bubble trap can have an upstream section and a downstream section with a panel located between the two sections.

Abstract: A bubble reduction system for a fluid flowing system is provided. The bubble reduction system can include a vat containing a fluid, a pump operable to pump the fluid into the vat, a moat containing a portion of the fluid and a bubble trap also containing a portion of the fluid. The bubble trap can have an upstream section and a downstream section with a panel located between the two sections.

Abstract: A method of scanning an object includes the steps of: providing a digitizer adapter having at least three markers disposed along a target surface thereof, wherein the digitizer adapter includes a spherical member disposed a predetermined distance at its center point to each of the at least three markers; securing the adapter along an outer surface of the object; creating a plurality of digital images of the object; extracting the coordinates of the at least three markers from the image using photogrammetry; calculating the coordinates of the center point of the spherical member based on the coordinates of the at least three markers; generating surface data by scanning the outer surface of the object and the spherical member; calculating the coordinates of the center point of the spherical member based on at least three points from the surface data of the spherical member; and aligning the center point coordinates to facilitate combining the data from the photogrammetric and surface scan processes.