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Fluid nozzle for a pipe having a flow meter

US8578971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Gregor J. Brown · Scotland, GB
Donald R. Augenstein · Rocky River, US
Herbert Estrada · Annapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2010
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F1/662
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid nozzle for a pipe having a flow meter includes an inner surface having a contour. The contour is substantially defined by a compound of two ellipsoidal bodies of revolution which prevents negative pressure gradients in the fluid along the inner surface as fluid in the pipe flows through the nozzle in the pipe. The nozzle includes a throat, wherein a ratio of a diameter of the throat to a diameter of the pipe upstream of the throat is 0.7 or less.

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