Discrete point remote calibration of a fluid flow device
AssigneeBest Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Karamanos, Herbert Willke
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Abstract
A method/structure for remotely calibrating a product fluid flow device having one or more apertures with aggregate area Ao, where fluid flows along a fluid flow path therethrough in response to pressure differentials ΔP across the apertures. Calibration can occur on a calibration device to determine a fluid flow profile for a product device. In response to a determination that the product device is installed according to a different arrangement than used during calibration, the flow profile can be updated according to the different arrangement and provided to the product device in situ.
Claims25
A remote calibration device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- interfacing with a calibration fluid flow device (CFFD) configured to determine a fluid flow profile for a product fluid flow device (PFFD) according to a first installation arrangement of the PFFD;
- in response to receiving arrangement data that indicates the PFFD was installed according to a second installation arrangement that differs from the first installation arrangement, instructing the CFFD to determine an updated flow profile for the PFFD according to the different installation arrangement;
- and
- remotely recalibrating the PFFD with the updated flow profile.
A method, comprising:
- interfacing, by a device comprising a processor, with a calibration fluid flow device (CFFD) configured to determine a fluid flow profile for a product fluid flow device (PFFD) according to a first installation arrangement of the PFFD;
- receiving, by the device, arrangement data that indicates the PFFD was installed at a customer site according to a second installation arrangement that differs from the first installation arrangement;
- instructing, by the device, the CFFD to determine an updated flow profile for the PFFD according to the different installation arrangement;
- and
- transmitting, by the device, the updated flow profile to the PFFD at the customer site.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- interfacing with a calibration fluid flow device (CFFD) configured to determine a fluid flow profile for a product fluid flow device (PFFD) according to a first installation arrangement of the PFFD;
- receiving arrangement data that indicates the PFFD was installed at a customer site according to a second installation arrangement that differs from the first installation arrangement;
- instructing the CFFD to determine an updated flow profile for the PFFD according to the different installation arrangement;
- and
- transmitting the updated flow profile to the PFFD at the customer site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.