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Sidetone generator flowmeter

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7020446

A flowmeter is provided which uses the sidetones generated in a cavity formed in the wall of a flowpipe or the like in response to fluid flowing past the cavity to provide a measure of the flow velocity of that fluid. The dimensions of the cavity are such as to provide a dominant vibratory frequency which is sensed by a pressure sensor. The flowmeter is adapted for use for a range of frequencies in which the Strouhal number is constant and under these conditions the vibratory frequency is directly related to the flow rate. The tone generator cavity and pressure transducer form a unit which is connected in-line in the flowpipe.

DOE Contract Number:
AC12-76SN00052
Assignee:
ERA-09-036224; EDB-84-119936
Patent Number(s):
None
Application Number:
ON: DE84014246
OSTI ID:
7020446
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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