Smooth bore, chordal transit-time ultrasonic meter and method
US9140593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/667
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow element for an ultrasonic flowmeter having a plurality of transducers for analyzing fluid flow in a pipe. The flow element includes a housing having a bore with an internal diameter and a surface through which fluid flows and a plurality of cavities each of which has an opening in the surface. Each of the cavities has one of the plurality of transducers disposed in it. The flow element includes a liner that covers the openings of the cavities which prevents fluid flowing through the bore from entering the cavities.
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