Unit and system for sensing fluid velocity

Details Unit and system for sensing fluid velocity Unit and system for sensing fluid velocity

1995-02-10

1996-12-10

Chilcot, Richard

Measuring and testing

Volume or rate of flow

Thermal type

7320414, 7320423, G01F 100

Patent

active

055826288

ABSTRACT:
A thermal anemometer having a large number of thermally isolated fins is placed in a fluid flow. The flow velocity is computed from the temperature of the fin tips and the fluid temperature along with knowledge of the amount of power supplied to the fins.

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