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Measuring transducer of vibration-type, as well as an in-line measuring device having such a measuring transducer

US8333120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2010
Grant dateDec 18, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N11/16
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A measuring transducer comprises: a transducer housing, an inlet-side, flow divider having exactly four spaced flow openings and an outlet-side, housing end by means of an outlet-side, flow divider having exactly four spaced flow openings; as well as exactly four, straight, measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers. Each of the four measuring tubes opens with an inlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings and with an outlet-side, measuring tube end into one the flow openings of the outlet-side, flow divider. Additionally, the measuring transducer includes an electromechanical exciter mechanism, wherein the exciter mechanism is embodied in such a manner, that, therewith, the measuring tubes are excitable pairwise to execute opposite phase bending oscillations in, in each case, a shared imaginary plane of oscillation. The measuring transducer is suitable, especially, for measuring a density and/or a mass flow rate of a medium flowing in a pipeline, at least at times, with a mass flow rate of more than 2200 t/h.

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