Apparatus for measuring a fluid flow rate, the apparatus including at least one element for modifying the speed profile of said fluid flow
US5889213A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF15C1/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus measures the flow rate of a fluid. The apparatus comprises a fluidic oscillator provided with an elongate slot in a direction Oz and suitable for forming a jet of fluid that oscillates in a plane Oxy perpendicular to the Oz direction, and an obstacle located upstream from the slot to modify the distribution of speeds in the flow. The obstacle is in the flow at least in the central portion thereof and is implemented in the form of a substantially plane plate.
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