Turbine for a multijet liquid flow meter
US4561312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/07
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A turbine for a multijet fluid flow meter having a planar disk mounted for rotation in the meter housing includes a plurality of vertical blades supported normal to, and by, the disk. A ribbed shaft carried by the disk drives a counter. The disk may include braking ribs on the upper or lower surface for slowing rotation of the disk when subjected to strong fluid flows. Various blade configurations are contemplated, and the turbine may additionally take the form of a duality of parallel disks interconnected by a plurality of blades normal to both disks.
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