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Friction flowmeter with improved software

US6151557A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateJan 13, 1998
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F1/34
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method in a pressure transmitter and a pressure transmitter for determining a mass flow rate of a fluid in a conduit measure a differential pressure between two points in the fluid, where the conduit has a substantially constant cross-sectional area between the two points. In one aspect, the mass flow rate is calculated by multiplying the square-root of the differential pressure by a mass flow constant.

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