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US 8,522,623 B2Granted
Ultrasonic flowmeter having pressure balancing system for high pressure operation
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsDavid Francis Anthony Quin, Kevin Peter Minnock, Francis Anthony O'Brien, Finian McCarthy
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Abstract
A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path.
Claims23
A system, comprising:
- an ultrasonic flow meter, comprising:
- a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path;
- and
- a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path.
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A system, comprising:
- an underwater apparatus;
- and
- an ultrasonic flow meter coupled to the underwater apparatus, wherein the ultrasonic flow meter comprises:
- a conduit having a fluid flow path;
- a housing disposed about the conduit to define a pressurized fluid chamber about the conduit;
- and
- a first ultrasonic transducer disposed in the pressurized fluid chamber.
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A system, comprising:
- a flow meter, comprising:
- a conduit disposed about a fluid flow path;
- a sensor coupled to the conduit, wherein the sensor is configured to sense a parameter indicative of a flow rate of a fluid flow along the fluid flow path;
- and
- a fluid chamber disposed about an outer circumference of the conduit, wherein the fluid chamber is configured to at least substantially balance fluid pressure internal and external to the conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.