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Flow measuring device and flow measuring method

US6230560A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1999
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F1/698
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A first heating resistor is placed in a fluid flow path. A second heating resistor is placed downstream of the first heating resistor. A power supply unit supplies power to each of the first and second heating resistors. A measuring unit measures directly or indirectly a heating factor value of each of the first and second heating resistors. A subtracting unit subtracts the heating factor value of the first heating resistor from the heating factor value of the second heating resistor. A calculating unit performs one of multiplication and division on the subtracting result and the heating factor value of one of the first and second heating resistors.

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