Flush mounted ultrasonic transducer arrays for flow measurement
US9347808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F25/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow meter system includes a first ultrasonic transducer array to be flush-mounted to a pipe. The system also includes a second ultrasonic transducer array to be flush-mounted to the pipe. The system further includes a controller coupled to the first and second ultrasonic transducer arrays and configured to cause bidirectional beam steering between the first and second ultrasonic transducer arrays.
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