Chordal gas flowmeter with transducers installed outside the pressure boundary
US8544343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/667
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flowmeter for detecting gas flow rates in a pipe includes a container configured to be attached to the pipe having a channel through which the gas flows, and a plurality of recesses. Each recess has a window made of metal. The flowmeter includes a plurality of transducers, with one transducer of the plurality of transducers disposed in each recess. The flowmeter includes a controller which determines the gas flow rate through the channel.
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