System for measuring characteristics of a fluid flow
US10060869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/2847
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for measuring electrical characteristics of a fluid flowing through a section of a pipe, the system comprising a coaxial resonator, formed by an essentially coaxial insert in said pipe defining an annular volume between a chosen part of said insert and the pipe wall, said insert and pipe wall being made from an electrically conductive material, the system further comprising at least one antenna adapted to emit electromagnetic signals into and receive electromagnetic signals from said coaxial resonator, and means to measure the frequency response of said coaxial resonator within a frequency range including the waveguide mode TE11 of said coaxial resonator, The coaxial insert is mounted to the pipe wall through at least one support leg being positioned outside said annular volume, and one electrically conductive fin is positioned at least partially in the annular volume, said fin being positioned in a radial plane, said plane being different from the plane of said at least one antenna and the axis of said annular volume.
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