Vortex flowmeter bluff body
US4464939A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/3218
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vortex flowmeter utilizes a bluff body which has three sections: An upstream head member, an intermediate section co-extensive with the head member, having a width less than that of the head member, and a tail section having a width greater than the intermediate section but less than the head section. A differential pressure sensor is mounted in the intermediate section. For different pipe sizes the head member and tail section are varied but the intermediate section width is maintained constant. This allows interchangeability of the pressure sensor in the intermediate section.
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