Device for measuring the mass rate of flow having two measuring tubes joined by a stiffened connector
US7540203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/8413
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for measuring the mass rate of flow according to the Coriolis principle, with two measurement tubes at least in one section of which runs in a common plane, and a connector by which the two measurement tubes are connected to one another where they run in a common plane. The connector has a stiffening plate which is parallel to the common plane of the measurement tubes and which is attached to the two measurement tubes. At least one stiffening fin is provided on the stiffening plate so that the bending stiffness of the connector for bending in the common plane of the measurement tubes in which, generally, excitation vibrations of the measurement tubes also take place, is made greater than the torsional stiffness of the connector for torsional vibrations. As a result, the measurement accuracy of the Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device is improved.
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