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Device for measuring speed of a fluid flowing in a pipe having a bearing and a hydraulic circuit

US8844374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Luc-Francois Gros-Daillon · Échirolles, FR
Géraud Cubizolles · Grenoble, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2010
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01P5/06
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device to measure speed of a fluid in a pipe. An adjustment and a surface finish are accomplished between a fluid bearing and a hollow tube coupled with a turbine, with friction minimized to a point that it is possible to measure speeds of less than one cm/s which have hitherto been unexplored.

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