Electromagnetic shearflowmeter for remote oceanic applications

Details Electromagnetic shearflowmeter for remote oceanic applications Electromagnetic shearflowmeter for remote oceanic applications

1983-12-07

1985-10-01

Ruehl, Charles A.

Measuring and testing

Meteorology

Electric disturbance

73189, 7386112, 7386115, G01P 508, G01F 160

Patent

active

045438226

ABSTRACT:
An electromagnetic shearflowmeter for remote oceanic applications is disclosed, wherein a pair of housings, each having disposed therein an electric coil, are spaced to define an open cylinder through which a fluid in which the shearflowmeter is immersed may flow relatively free of obstructions. Electrodes are embedded symmetrically in the surfaces of the housings for sensing electromagnetic signals deriving from activation of the coils and which signals are modified as a function of the rate and direction of flow through the open cylinder of the fluid in which the apparatus is immersed. A plurality of such apparatus may be operated at different depths along a common mooring to measure differentials of flow, also called shear, within the fluid system. An electronic amplification circuit having an excellent common mode-rejection ratio and common mode range, used in conjunction with the other apparatus, is also disclosed.

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