Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
Patent
1982-12-21
1984-10-23
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
G01F 166
Patent
active
044780885
ABSTRACT:
A flowmeter system and method comprising device defining a path for the flow of a fluid medium therethrough, first and second spaced apart transducers disposed along said flow path for generating acoustic compression waves (energy) in the flow medium between the transducers with increased transmission times and occurring immediately following the cessation of transmission of the other transducer, and circuitry means for measuring the phase difference in the received acoustic compression waves relative to that transmitted and for producing sum and difference voltage signals dependent upon the sum and differences of the two measured phase differences, the length of time for the generation of energy in the fluid being long enough to allow the energy to equilibrate and to allow more time after initiation of transmission before measurement of the phase difference and the purpose of having the second transmitter generate energy immediately following the cessation of the generation of the prior transducer is to swamp out the energy generated by the prior transmission. The system is a phase lock loop transmitter receiver system and also includes circuitry for automatically adjusting the frequency of the acoustic compression waves so that a constant compression wave length is maintained and for producing signals indicative of the direction and magnitude of the flow of the medium in the flow path as well as changes in composition of the medium.
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Goldstein Herbert
Grimes Edwin T.
Murphy Thomas P.
The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
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