Orifice plate alignment device
US8025080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tool for supporting and centering a flat circular orifice plate flow meter between two pipe flanges that have circumferentially spaced apart circular flange bolt holes that lie on a bolt circle and receive circular flange bolts for interconnecting the flanges, comprising a flat plate having a first edge which includes at least two points that lie on a line of curvature having a radius equal to the radius of the circular orifice plate, and at least one set of at least two tool holes sized to receive two of the bolts that interconnect the flanges.
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