Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
Patent
1997-05-27
2000-07-18
Noori, Max
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
By measuring vibrations or acoustic energy
G01F 166
Patent
active
060891041
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic multi-channel flow rate measuring system provides a single ultrasonic pulse emitting transducer mounted in a circular tube in which fluid flows at a tube cross section intermediate a short straight length of tubing extending upstream and downstream from the emitting transducer location at equal distances (d). A plurality of ultrasonic receiving transducer pairs are mounted respectively in tube cross sections at upstream and downstream ends of the length of tubing at different radial distances from the pulse emitting transducer, thereby defining a plurality of measurement channels within the tubing. The flow rate in the tube is then calculated as a function of the radial distances between the emitting transducer and the receiving transducers in the different measurement channels. Increased flow velocity accuracy is achieved by increasing the number of receiving transducers, thus defining more channels. The size of the transducers is reduced, and pulse emission direction is limited to reduce reflections from tube walls. Operation on all channels simultaneously produces an instantaneous flow rate time period.
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Noori Max
Patel Jagdish
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