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US 6,634,239 B2Granted
Ultrasonic fluid quality sensor system
AssigneeBechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC
InventorsTyler J. Gomm, Nancy C. Kraft, Larry D. Phelps, Steven C. Taylor
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Abstract
A system for determining the composition of a multiple-component fluid and for determining linear flow comprising at least one sing-around circuit that determines the velocity of a signal in the multiple-component fluid and that is correlatable to a database for the multiple-component fluid. A system for determining flow uses two of the inventive circuits, one of which is set at an angle that is not perpendicular to the direction of flow.
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A system for determining a flow rate of a fluid passing through a conduit, the fluid having a direction of flow, the system comprising:
- a first transmitter and a first receiver disposed proximate the conduit and separated by a first fixed distance so that at least a portion of the fluid passes between the first transmitter and the first receiver;
- a second transmitter and a second receiver disposed proximate the conduit and separated by a second fixed distance so that at least a portion of the fluid passes between the second transmitter and the second receiver, the second transmitter and the second receiver being oriented at a non-perpendicular angle to the direction of flow of the fluid, and the second transmitter and second receiver being in communication with the first transmitter and the first receiver;
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- a trigger circuit at least indirectly connectable to at least the first transmitter and the first receiver, the trigger circuit configured to generate a triggering signal upon receiving a pulsed signal transmitted by the first transmitter.
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