Ultrasonic energy transfer sensing system
US4810100A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P5/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is disclosed for determining the energy transfer across a heat exchanger having an upstream side and a downstream side and mounted within a conduit through which fluid flows, the system including an ultrasonic transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic waves through the conduit on the upstream and downstream sides of the heat exchanger, an ultrasonic receiver for receiving the ultrasonic waves on the upstream and downstream sides of the heat exchanger, the receiver providing signals indicative of the temperature difference between the fluid upstream and downstream of the heat exchanger and the velocity of fluid flow through the conduit and a processor connected to the receiver for determining energy transfer between the heat exchanger and the fluid based upon the signals indicative of the temperature difference and the velocity.
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