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US 2013/0152698 A1Published application
Heated Wet Gas Flow Meter
AssigneeLos Robles Advertising, Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Kurz, Bruce B. Burton, Ralph A. Dalla Betta
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Abstract
A flow body flow meter includes a flow body, a heater, and a sensor. The flow body includes an inlet, an outlet, and an internal passage coupling the inlet and the outlet. The heater evaporates at least some liquid droplets in a stream received by the flow body. The sensor has one or more sensor probes in the flow body to measure a fluid property of the stream.
Claims22
A flow measurement system for a duct, comprising:
- a flow body flow meter receiving a stream that is a small portion of a larger stream in the duct, the flow body flow meter comprising:
- a flow body comprising an inlet, an outlet, and an internal passage coupling the inlet and the outlet, wherein the inlet receives the stream and the outlet returns the stream from the flow body back into the duct;
- a heater evaporating at least some liquid droplets present in the stream flowing through the flow body;
- and
- a sensor having one or more sensor probes in the internal passage, wherein the sensor measures a property of the stream.
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A method, comprising:
- diverting a stream from a larger stream, the stream being a small portion of the larger stream;
- heating the stream to evaporate at least some liquid droplets present in the stream;
- measuring a property of the stream with a sensor having one or more sensor probes in a portion of the stream that is substantially free of the liquid droplets;
- and
- returning the stream to the larger stream.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.