Flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a flow of a fluid
US7454984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/494
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a flow of a fluid includes a housing member including a first section configured to matingly couple with a second section. The flow meter further includes an integrally formed laminar flow member removably held within at least a portion of the first section of the housing member. The laminar flow member includes a body and a plurality of channels integrally formed within the body, wherein each of the plurality of channels is substantially continuous in the longitudinal direction and substantially continuous in the transverse direction.
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