Pipes and tubular conduits – With flow regulators and/or baffles – Restrictors
Patent
1995-03-15
1996-12-31
Scherbel, David
Pipes and tubular conduits
With flow regulators and/or baffles
Restrictors
138 45, 138 94, F15D 102
Patent
active
055884679
ABSTRACT:
An orifice fitting for measurement of fluid flow therethrough. The orifice fitting includes a plate carrier having an orifice plate and carrier plate seals. The plate carrier may be moved between an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The upper chamber includes a pair of opposed seal rings, each of which is independently tightenable against the plate carrier. At least one removable entry plug in the upper chamber allows access to the plate carrier, the plate and the seals without the necessity of interrupting or disabling fluid flow through said lower chamber.
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Crane Manufacturing, Inc.
Hook James F.
Scherbel David
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