Soap film gas flowmeter
A soap film gas flowmeter is described comprising: a flow tube having a hollow body with opposite open ends through which a soap film is propelled and a first closed chamber housing a soap solution. It also includes means for supporting the flow tube in a substantially vertical position with the open bottom end of the flow tube disposed in the first chamber above the soap solution; a second closed chamber into which the open top end of the flow tube extends and gas inlet means for introducing gas into the first chamber at a flow rate to be measured using the flowmeters. A gas exit means is included for discharging the gas introduced into the first chamber through the second chamber. Plus there are means for generating a single soap bubble from the soap solution substantially at the bottom end of the flow tube and a relatively large opening in the flowtube for providing an open passageway for inlet gas to pass through the flowtube when the bottom open end of the flowtube is covered by the soap solution.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-87-083413; EDB-88-002538
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4691577
- Application Number:
- TRN: 87-040580
- OSTI ID:
- 6035705
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Mar 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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