Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
Patent
1981-01-13
1983-02-08
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
G01F 166
Patent
active
043721664
ABSTRACT:
A flowmeter system having a device defining a path for confining the flow of a fluid medium therethrough, first and second transducers disposed along said flow path for generating and receiving acoustic compression waves in the fluid medium between the transducers, a phase lock loop transmit/receive system including a voltage controlled oscillator for adjusting the frequency of the acoustic compression waves to maintain the compression wave length constant, a phase detector for measuring the phase difference of the received acoustic compression waves relative to that transmitted and for producing a sum signal proportional to the sum of the measured phase differences to vary the output of said voltage controlled oscillator, circuitry for producing a difference signal proportional to the difference of the measured phased differences representing the direction and magnitude of the flow of the fluid medium as well as changes in its composition, and circuitry for adjusting the phase of the transmit signal during initial calibration to compensate for variations in transducer elements and to calibrate the system for use without the need of an external flow source.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4164865 (1979-08-01), Hall et al.
Giarratana S. A.
Goldstein Herbert
Grimes E. T.
Murphy T. P.
The Perkin-Elmer Corporation
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