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Measuring and operating circuit of a coriolis-type mass flow meter

US6073495A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 1998
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F1/849
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to raise the measuring accuracy of a Coriolis-type mass flow rate meter in a cost-effective fashion, the latter comprises a measuring tube (4), a subcircuit measuring circuit and a subcircuit exciting circuit. Two vibration sensors (17, 18) and a vibration exciting (16) are arranged on the measuring tube. The vibration sensor (17) is assigned the amplifier (v1) in the subcircuit measuring circuit, and the vibration sensor (18) is assigned the amplifier (v2). Downstream of the two amplifiers are the summing stage (ss1) with a downstream integrating stage (ig), and the difference stage (ds). Downstream of the integrating stage (ig), the difference stage and the amplifier (v1) are the A/D converters (aw1, aw2, aw3), following which the digital processor (dp) is connected; it supplies the digital mass signal (m) and/or the digital density signal (d), as well as the gain control signal (v) for the amplifier (v2). The subcircuit exciting circuit contains the digital generator (dg), which supplies the digital exciting signal at the output (a1). The digital frequency controller (fr) is connected on the input side to the digital generator and to the digital processor, and on the ou…

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