Video flowmeter

Title: Video flowmeter

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A video flowmeter is described that is capable of specifying flow nature and pattern and, at the same time, the quantitative value of the rate of volumetric flow. An image of a determinable volumetric region within a fluid (10) containing entrained particles (12) is formed and positioned by a rod optic lens assembly (31) on the raster area of a low-light level television camera (20). The particles (12) are illuminated by light transmitted through a bundle of glass fibers (32) surrounding the rod optic lens assembly (31). Only particle images having speeds on the raster area below the raster line scanning speed may be used to form a video picture which is displayed on a video screen (40). The flowmeter is calibrated so that the locus of positions of origin of the video picture gives a determination of the volumetric flow rate of the fluid (10).

Inventors:

Lord, David E ^[1]; Carter, Gary W ^[1]; Petrini, Richard R ^[1]

Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864646

Patent Number(s):: 4396943

Assignee:: Lord, David E. (Livermore, CA);Carter, Gary W. (Livermore, CA);Petrini, Richard R. (Livermore, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
G01F1/704 - using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
G01F1/661 - {using light}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: video; flowmeter; described; capable; specifying; flow; nature; pattern; time; quantitative; value; rate; volumetric; image; determinable; region; fluid; 10; containing; entrained; particles; 12; formed; positioned; rod; optic; lens; assembly; 31; raster; low-light; level; television; camera; 20; illuminated; light; transmitted; bundle; glass; fibers; 32; surrounding; particle; images; speeds; below; line; scanning; speed; form; picture; displayed; screen; 40; calibrated; locus; positions; origin; determination; glass fibers; rod optic; lens assembly; television camera; flow rate; volumetric flow; glass fiber; light transmitted; particle image; particle images; containing entrained; optic lens; entrained particles; line scan; video flowmeter; light level; /348/356/

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                    Lord, David E, Carter, Gary W, and Petrini, Richard R. Video flowmeter.  United States: N. p., 1983. 
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