Apparatus to measure fluids in a conduit
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSteven E. Dahler, Peter Alan Gregg, Christopher R. Banares
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Abstract
A transport device includes a first segment fixedly coupled to a wall. The transport device also includes at least one second segment coupled to the first segment. The at least one second segment includes at least one of a fluid-driven device, a rack and pinion drive device, and a carriage. The transport device further includes an automated position control system. The control system includes at least one axial positioning device coupled to the at least one second segment. The control system also includes at least one axial position feedback device coupled to at least one of the first segment and the at least one second segment.
Claims24
A transport device comprising:
- a first segment fixedly coupled to a wall;
- at least one second segment coupled to said first segment, said at least one second segment comprises at least one of a fluid-driven device, a rack and pinion drive device, and a carriage;
- and
- an automated position control system comprising:
- at least one axial positioning device coupled to said at least one second segment;
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- at least one axial position feedback device coupled to at least one of said first segment and said at least one second segment.
A fluid sampling system comprising:
- at least one fluid sampling device that partially extends through at least one fluid measuring probe port defined in at least a portion of a conduit, said at least one fluid sampling device comprising:
- at least one probe segment rotatably coupled to at least one probe rotary positioning mechanism, said at least one probe segment comprising at least one of:
- a motor-driven gear-drive device;
- and
- a fluid-driven device;
- and
- an automated position control system coupled to said at least one probe rotary positioning mechanism and comprising at least one position feedback device.
A fluid sampling system comprising:
- at least one fluid sampling device that partially extends through at least one fluid measuring probe port defined in at least a portion of a conduit, said at least one fluid sampling device comprising:
- a fixed segment coupled to at least a portion of the conduit;
- at least one telescoping segment coupled to said fixed segment;
- at least one probe segment rotatably coupled to said at least one telescoping segment;
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- an automated position control system comprising at least one of:
- at least one axial positioning device coupled to said at least one telescoping segment;
- at least one axial position feedback device coupled to at least one of said fixed segment and said at least one telescoping segment;
- at least one probe rotary positioning mechanism coupled to said at least one probe segment;
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- at least one rotary position feedback device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.