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Measuring low flowrates

US4397189A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1981
Grant dateAug 9, 1983
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F1/007
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Measuring the flowrate of a liquid by directing the liquid to a vertically-positioned collection tube, periodically sensing the height of liquid in the tube, and averaging a plurality of data points to obtain an average flowrate value.

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