Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
Patent
1979-08-17
1980-12-30
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
G01F 132
Patent
active
042416124
ABSTRACT:
A fluid flowmeter of the vortex shedding type. The vortices are detected from their optical Schlieren effect on a focused optical system, the vortex frequently giving a measure of fluid flow rate. The optical components of the flowmeter may be mounted within a wedge-shaped bluff body placed in the fluid stream.
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patent: 2813424 (1957-11-01), Liepmann
patent: 4011754 (1977-03-01), Pitt
patent: 4206642 (1980-06-01), Bearcroft
Goldstein Herbert
IT&T Industries, Inc.
Stolzy A. Donald
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