Thermal flow detecting apparatus and method for detecting flow using the same
US7661877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/6842
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal flow detecting apparatus detects fluid flow in a main flow passage. A bypass passage portion is provided through which some fluid bypasses the main flow passage. A detecting element is provided in the bypass passage portion and arranged at a location eccentrically displaced from the center of a cross section of the bypass passage portion. A throttle portion is provided upstream of the eccentric detecting element in the bypass passage portion for throttling the cross section partially on a side of the detecting element.
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