A module for measuring the flow rate of fuel and a burner comprising such module
AssigneeC.I.B. Unigas S.P.A.
InventorRiccardo Pancolini
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Abstract
A module which measures the flow rate of fuel, having an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a primary conduit for transporting the fuel extending between said inlet and outlet portions for transporting a first flow of fuel; the module further has a secondary conduit for transporting fuel, adjacent to the primary conduit and extending between a first section and a second section of the primary conduit for transporting a second flow of fuel between the first and the second section; the module additionally has a measurement sensor of the flow rate of fuel introduced into the secondary conduit and a Venturi constriction device arranged in the primary conduit in proximity to or at the second section. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Claims12
-12. (canceled)
A module which measures the flow rate of fuel, comprising:
- an inlet portion and an outlet portion and a primary conduit which transports the fuel extending between said inlet and outlet portions which transports a first flow of fuel, said primary conduit being defined in a main body of the module;
- a secondary conduit which transports fuel, adjacent to said primary conduit and extending between a first section and a second section of said primary conduit and arranged in fluid communication with the latter for transporting a second flow of fuel between said first and second section, the secondary conduit being parallel to the primary conduit and is defined in a peripheral portion to the central portion of the main body;
- further the secondary conduit is defined in a portion of said main body radially distanced from the primary conduit;
- a sensor which measures the flow rate of fuel introduced into said secondary conduit;
- said sensor being configured to be installed through a cavity of the main body so as to be able to reach the secondary conduit and the second flow of fuel;
- a Venturi constriction device arranged in the primary conduit at said second section and at the outlet portion;
- wherein said Venturi constriction device having an inlet section in fluid communication with the primary conduit to allow the first flow to be introduced into the Venturi constriction device itself, said inlet section having the same dimensions as the primary conduit;
- said Venturi constriction device is a separate body with respect to the primary conduit and interchangeable so as to uniform the minimum and maximum speed of the flow crossing the sensor regardless of the type of fluid and the flow rate thereof through the primary conduit.
The module according to claim 4, further comprising an inlet body coupled to the main body and defining said inlet portion, and wherein said secondary conduit is defined by a first stretch delimited between said inlet body and said main body, a second central stretch realised in the main body and a third stretch delimited between said main body and said outlet body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.