Electro-acoustic flowmeter
OwnerThomas J. Reyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the velocity of a contained fluid by the time required for pulses of sound energy to travel upstream and downstream, includes two simultaneously pulsed transducers mounted on the outside of the conduit wall or introduced into the stream of fluid. An electrical circuit is provided for eliminating interference by sound vibrations excited by the transducers in the wall of the conduit and which have equal travel times.
Claims7
A flowmeter for measuring the velocity of fluid flow in a conduit comprising a pair of transducers mounted in spaced apart relationship in the direction of fluid flow on the exterior of the conduit, each of the transducers being tuned to its resonant frequency near that of the other, excitation means for causing both of the transducers to emit sonic energy intermittently and at the same time through the wall of the conduit and into the fluid, amplifier means for processing upstream and downstream travelling signals received by the transducers including a differential amplifier to which both transducers are connected, whereby signals carried through the isotropic medium of the wall of the conduit simultaneously between the transducers produce zero differential signals at the input of the differential amplifier, counting means controlled by the downstream signal and the upstream signal and means for converting the counts into fluid velocity.
A flowmeter for measuring the velocity of fluid flow in a conduit comprising a pair of transducers mounted in spaced apart relationship in the direction of fluid flow on the exterior of the conduit, each of the transducers being tuned to its resonant frequency near that of the other, excitation means connected to both transducers through a hybrid transformer wound with a center tapped secondary winding for causing both of the transducers to emit sonic energy intermittently and at the same time through the wall of the conduit and into the fluid, amplifier means connected to the center tap for processing upstream and downstream travelling signals received by the transducers, whereby signals carried through the isotropic medium of the wall of the conduit simultaneously between the transducers produce zero differential signals at the input of the amplifier, counting means controlled by the downstream signal and the upstream signal and means for converting the count into fluid velocity.
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