Flowmeter assembly

A beverage dispensing apparatus comprising an integrated module for monitoring fluidic flow, said beverage dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a manifold in fluid communication with at least one inlet port for fluid input and at least one outlet port for fluid output;
• a first connector assembly comprising an o-ring and configured to fit inside said inlet port for sealingly receiving an upstream conduit;
• a second connector assembly comprising an o-ring and configured to fit inside said outlet port for sealingly receiving a downstream conduit;
• a flowmeter integrated in said manifold and situated downstream to said inlet port and upstream to said outlet port, said flowmeter responsive to a fluid flow by generating an output indicative of a rate of said fluid flow;
• an adapter adjacent to said flowmeter configured to accommodate a sensor for sensing and relaying said output generated by said flowmeter;
• a gate-keeping valve fastened to said manifold and situated downstream to said flowmeter and upstream to said outlet port, said gate-keeping valve configured to control said fluid flow;
• a refrigeration system in fluid communication upstream of said first connector assembly;
• a pressure regulator in fluid communication upstream of said refrigeration system;
• a mixing and dispensing system in fluid communication downstream of said second connector assembly;
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• a pressure-compensated flow-control valve integrated in said manifold upstream to said flowmeter configured to regulate fluid flow into said flowmeter.