Vortex flow meter
US4627295A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S73/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vortex flow meter includes a bluff body which sheds a vortex train when a fluid flowing in a conduit moves therepast, the vortex train developing a delicate pressure variation in proportion to a flow rate of the fluid. The flow meter detects the flow rate by sensing the pressure variation and then converting it into an electric signal by means of a piezoelectric element or the like. A pressure sensor is detachably mounted in a pressure sensing chamber, which is defined in an internal space of the bluff body, and comprises a pressure receiving plate displaceable in response to the pressure variation, a sensor member such as a piezoelectric element for converting the displacement into an electric signal. The pressure receiving plate is arranged such that major part thereof is located in the conduit, while major part of the sensor member is located in a wall of the conduit and the outside thereof. The side surfaces of the pressure receiving plate are oriented parallel to or perpendicular to a direction of flow of the fluid. A drain port is located below a pressure induction port which is formed in a bottom portion of the pressure sensing chamber, so that part of the fluid entering t…
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