Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-circular flowmeter
- Patent Title (中): 非圆形流量计
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Application No.: US14154909Application Date: 2014-01-14
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Publication No.: US09372106B2Publication Date: 2016-06-21
- Inventor: Edward Randall Furlong , Xiaolei Shirley Ao , John Daniel Friedemann
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Barclay Damon, LLP
- Main IPC: G01F1/66
- IPC: G01F1/66

Abstract:
Flowmeters are disclosed herein that include one or more flow path features for improving the measurement accuracy or other aspects of the flowmeter. In some embodiments, the flowmeter includes a measurement section having a non-circular transverse cross-section in which one or more sensors for measuring flow are disposed. The non-circular measurement section can reduce distortion of ultrasonic waves, facilitate chordal measurements with flush-mounted transducers, and reduce the propagation distance between paired transducers. In some embodiments, the flowmeter includes a conditioning section with diametrically opposed longitudinal rib protrusions. The protrusions can reduce swirling flow, direct liquid components of a multi-phase flow towards the sidewalls of the flow path, and guide ballistic particles through the center of the flow path away from sensitive measurement devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150198471A1 NON-CIRCULAR FLOWMETER Public/Granted day:2015-07-16
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