Magnetic transit-time flowmeter
Abstract
The flow rate of a conducting fluid in a stream is determined by disposing two permanent-magnet flowmeters in the stream, one downstream of the other. Flow of the conducting fluid causes the generation of both d-c and a-c electrical signals, the a-c comprising flow noise. Measurement of the time delay between similarities in the a-c signals by cross-correlation methods provides a measure of the rate of flow of the fluid.
- Inventors:
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- Westmont, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862585
- Patent Number(s):
- 3967500
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- magnetic; transit-time; flowmeter; flow; rate; conducting; fluid; stream; determined; disposing; permanent-magnet; flowmeters; downstream; causes; generation; d-c; a-c; electrical; signals; comprising; noise; measurement; time; delay; similarities; cross-correlation; methods; provides; measure; electrical signals; time delay; electrical signal; flow rate; methods provide; flow noise; fluid causes; net flow; a-c signal; a-c electrical; conducting fluid; magnet flowmeter; /73/
Citation Formats
Forster, George A. Magnetic transit-time flowmeter. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Forster, George A. Magnetic transit-time flowmeter. United States.
Forster, George A. Tue .
"Magnetic transit-time flowmeter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862585.
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abstractNote = {The flow rate of a conducting fluid in a stream is determined by disposing two permanent-magnet flowmeters in the stream, one downstream of the other. Flow of the conducting fluid causes the generation of both d-c and a-c electrical signals, the a-c comprising flow noise. Measurement of the time delay between similarities in the a-c signals by cross-correlation methods provides a measure of the rate of flow of the fluid.},
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