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US 2006/0075829 A1Published application
System and method of measuring fluid flow
AssigneeTeledyne RD Instruments, Inc.
InventorSteven Maier
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Abstract
A systems and method of measuring fluid flow within a pipe is disclosed. One embodiment includes a flow measuring device configured to be placed within a pipe. Another embodiment includes a method of calculating fluid flow based on measured fluid velocities.
Claims23
A device for measuring fluid flow in a pipe, the device comprising:
- a transducer configured to acoustically measure the velocity of fluid flow through a pipe;
- and
- a housing configured to receive the transducer and comprising:
- a first surface configured to conform to the shape of the pipe;
- a second surface configured to direct the fluid flow over the transducer.
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A device for measuring fluid flow in a pipe, the device comprising:
- means for measuring the velocity of fluid flow through a pipe;
- and
- means for housing the transducer, the housing means conforming to the shape of the pipe and directing the fluid flow over the transducer.
A device for housing a transducer in a pipe, the device comprising:
- a recess configured to receive a transducer;
- a first surface configured to conform to the shape of a pipe;
- and
- a second surface having an opening to the recess and configured to direct the fluid flow over the transducer.
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A method of measuring fluid flow in a pipe, the method comprising:
- parameterizing a fluid flow in terms of a plurality of variables;
- measuring fluid velocities at a plurality of locations within the pipe;
- predicting fluid flow velocities at the plurality of locations using a range of values for each of the plurality of variables;
- identifying which of the values of the variables within the respective range of values predicts fluid velocities at the plurality of locations that are closest to the measured fluid velocities;
- and
- determining fluid flow within the pipe using the identified values of the variables.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.