Velocimeter and method for measuring the speed of flow of an electrically conducting fluid
US8590396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0391
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This velocimeter for measuring the speed of flow of an electrically conducting fluid comprises: —two sensors (16, 19) disposed in such a way that, in the absence of flow of the electrically conducting fluid (4), the difference between the current strengths measured by the two sensors (16, 19) is non zero, —a processing unit (18) is able to calculate the speed of flow of the fluid in a direction parallel to the first measurement direction (7) on the basis of the difference between the current strengths measured by the two sensors (16, 19).
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