Turbine flowmeter
US4648281A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A turbine flowmeter comprises a flowmeter housing through which a fluid to be measured flows, a turbine rotor rotatably provided within the flowmeter housing and comprising a rotor hub and a plurality of blades which are unitarily provided to the rotor hub, a bearing mechanism for mechanically supporting the rotor hub in a rotatable manner by making mechanical contact with the rotor hub, a stationary member which is provided in the flowmeter housing in an opposing manner to the rotor hub, and a dynamic pressure bearing part for to building up a dynamic pressure bearing by the fluid between the rotor hub and the stationary member.
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