Density meter in electrical communication with a volumetric flow meter and both in electrical communication with a meter electronics that outputs a mass flow measurement
US9470568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/90
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mass flow rate sensor system (200) is provided. The mass flow rate sensor system (200) includes a density meter (202) including a sensor assembly (204a) and a density meter electronics (204b) configured to generate a density measurement of a process fluid. The mass flow rate sensor system (200) further includes a volumetric flow meter (203) including a sensor assembly (205a) and a volumetric meter electronics (205b) configured to generate a volumetric flow rate of the process fluid and in electrical communication with the density meter electronics (204b). A remote processing system (207) is provided that is in electrical communication with only one of the density meter electronics (204b) or the volumetric meter electronics (205b). The remote processing system (207) is configured to receive a mass flow rate measurement of the process fluid generated by the density meter electronics (204b) or the volumetric meter electronics (205b) based on the generated density measurement and the generated volumetric flow rate.
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