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Title: Portable wastewater flow meter

Abstract

A portable wastewater flow meter particularly adapted for temporary use at a single location in measuring the rate of liquid flow in a circular entrance conduit of a sewer manhole both under free flow and submerged, open channel conditions and under full pipe, surcharged conditions, comprising an apparatus having a cylindrical external surface and an inner surface that constricts the flow through the apparatus in such a manner that a relationship exists between (1) the difference between the static pressure head of liquid flowing through the entrance of the apparatus and the static pressure head of liquid flowing through the constriction, and (2) the rate of liquid flow through the apparatus.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. 320 S. Wilson Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
YELLOWSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL
OSTI Identifier:
867254
Patent Number(s):
US 4896542
Assignee:
Hunter, Robert M. (320 S. Wilson Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715)
DOE Contract Number:  
FG01-86CE15298
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
portable; wastewater; flow; meter; particularly; adapted; temporary; single; location; measuring; rate; liquid; circular; entrance; conduit; sewer; manhole; free; submerged; channel; conditions; pipe; surcharged; comprising; apparatus; cylindrical; external; surface; inner; constricts; manner; relationship; exists; difference; static; pressure; head; flowing; constriction; water flow; flow meter; liquid flow; external surface; particularly adapted; inner surface; static pressure; liquid flowing; pressure head; single location; free flow; wastewater flow; portable wastewater; sewer manhole; circular entrance; meter particularly; cylindrical external; entrance conduit; charged condition; /73/

Citation Formats

Hunter, Robert M. Portable wastewater flow meter. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Hunter, Robert M. Portable wastewater flow meter. United States.
Hunter, Robert M. 1990. "Portable wastewater flow meter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867254.
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abstractNote = {A portable wastewater flow meter particularly adapted for temporary use at a single location in measuring the rate of liquid flow in a circular entrance conduit of a sewer manhole both under free flow and submerged, open channel conditions and under full pipe, surcharged conditions, comprising an apparatus having a cylindrical external surface and an inner surface that constricts the flow through the apparatus in such a manner that a relationship exists between (1) the difference between the static pressure head of liquid flowing through the entrance of the apparatus and the static pressure head of liquid flowing through the constriction, and (2) the rate of liquid flow through the apparatus.},
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