Flow straightener design and installation

A flow straightener system, comprising:

• a fluid conveyance device;
• a flow meter installed in the fluid conveyance device through an opening in the fluid conveyance device;
• a conical-shaped portion of the flow straightener located within the fluid conveyance device;
• the conical-shaped portion having a first end and a second end substantially opposite the first end, wherein the first end has a bigger diameter than the second end;
• a plurality of liquid directing vanes extending from the conical-shaped portion, wherein each of the plurality of liquid directing vanes are located at a different location on the conical-shaped portion and are orientated parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the conical-shaped portion;
• wherein the plurality of liquid directing vanes extend from the conical-shaped portion such that the plurality of liquid directing vanes are located on either an upper half with respect to a horizontal centerline of an end the conical-shaped portion or a lower half with respect to the horizontal centerline of the conical-shaped portion;
• and
• wherein each of the plurality of liquid directing vanes are shaped having a tapered tail located after the first end of the conical-shaped portion.

A method for installing a flow straightener into a fluid conveyance device, comprising:

• removing a portion of a fluid conveyance device to create an opening, wherein the portion is located on the upper half of the fluid conveyance device, wherein the portion of the fluid conveyance device is smaller than the footprint of the flow straightener;
• inserting at an angle and at a same time, through the opening of the fluid conveyance device, one or more lower half vanes extending from the conical-shaped portion of the flow straightener;
• aligning a center of the conical-shaped portion of the flow straightener with an edge of the opening in the fluid conveyance device, moving the center of the conical-shaped portion of the flow straightener close to the edge of the opening of the fluid conveyance device, wherein the center of the conical-shaped portion moved close to the edge of the opening comprises a fulcrum;
• rotating downward, at the fulcrum, the flow straightener comprising one or more leading tapered edges, wherein the one or more leading tapered edges provide clearance of the flow straightener from an opposite edge of the opening of the fluid conveyance device, wherein the opposite edge of the fluid conveyance device is away from the fulcrum of the flow straightener;
• inserting at an angle and at the same time, through the opening of the fluid conveyance device, one or more upper half vanes extended from the conical-shaped portion of the flow straightener;
• rotating, as the one or more upper half vanes are inserted into fluid conveyance device, the flow straightener comprising one or more flat trailing edges, wherein the one or more flat trailing edges touch the inside of the fluid conveyance device, wherein the one or more flat trailing edges act as anchors along the inside of the fluid conveyance device;
• adjusting the flow straightener inserted into the fluid conveyance device, wherein the adjusting comprises at least one upper half vane and at least one lower half vane are substantially vertical, wherein the adjusting comprises pulling the flow straightener forward within the fluid conveyance device to allow proper installation of a cover;
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• installing a cover over the opening in the fluid conveyance device.