Orifice flow meters
AssigneeDaniel Industries, Inc.
InventorKedar Kulkarni
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Abstract
An orifice flow meter for measuring flow rate through a conduit. In an embodiment, the orifice flow meter comprises a tubular body having a through passage. In addition, the orifice flow meter comprises an orifice plate assembly removably disposed within the body across the through passage, wherein the orifice plate assembly includes an orifice plate disposed between a first ring and a second ring, and wherein a first seal assembly is disposed between the first ring and the orifice plate, and a second seal assembly is disposed between the second ring and the orifice plate.
Claims19
An orifice flow meter comprising:
- a tubular body having a through passage;
- an orifice plate assembly removably disposed within the body across the through passage;
- wherein the orifice plate assembly includes an orifice plate disposed between a first ring and a second ring;
- and
- wherein a first seal assembly is disposed between the first ring and the orifice plate, and a second seal assembly is disposed between the second ring and the orifice plate.
An orifice plate assembly for an orifice flow meter comprising:
- a first ring;
- a second ring;
- an orifice plate disposed between the first ring and the second ring;
- and
- at least one fastener integral with the first ring, wherein the fastener is operable to releasably engage the second ring.
An orifice plate assembly for an orifice flow meter comprising:
- a first ring;
- a second ring;
- an orifice plate disposed between the first ring and the second ring;
- a first seal assembly disposed between the first ring and the orifice plate;
- and
- a second seal assembly disposed between the second ring and the orifice plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.