Thermal loop flow sensor
US8485030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow sensor includes a fluidic component, such as a tube, a heat source, an upstream temperature sensor, and a downstream temperature sensors. The fluidic component defines a flow path having inlet and outlet ends disposed closer to each other than to a mid-point of the flow path. The heat source and the upstream and downstream temperature sensors are disposed in thermal communication with a fluid in the flow path.
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