FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A NEW MASS FLOW SYSTEM. Quarterly Report No. 3 covering Period December 1, 1960 to February 28, 1961

Technical Report · Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1961

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4031217· OSTI ID:4031217

Burgwald, G. M.

A mass flow measurement technique was devised which meets many requirements for mass flow measurement systems. In this technique. fluid is made to pass through a pivoted S-shaped tube. which tends to rotate due to the angular momentum of the fluid. A torque motor and torsion spring maintain zero displacement. the restoring force being a measure of the angular momentum, and density is measured by absorption of radiation passing through a window in the S tube. From the measured angular momentum and density, the mass flow can be computed. Two experimental mass gages using this technique have been constructed. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago. Armour Research Foundation
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-578
• NSA Number: NSA-15-015742
• OSTI ID: 4031217
• Report Number(s): ARF-1167-9
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Project Agreement No. 5. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
ABSORPTION
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DENSITY
EFFICIENCY
FLUID FLOW
GAGES
INSTRUMENTS
MACHINE PARTS
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
MOTORS
PLANNING
ROTATION
SPRINGS
TUBES
WINDOWS