Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag

Truedyne Sensors Ag

Anastasios Badarlis

Christof Huber

Axel Pfau

Vivek Kumar

Hanno Schultheis

Tobias Baur

Alexander Grün

Stephan Gaberthüel

Oliver Popp

Martin Barth

Patrick Reith

Martin Arnold

Lars Neyerlin

Simon Stingelin

Josua Ritter

Mathieu Habert

Alexandre Mehdaoui

Frank Steinhoff

A device includes: a chip, which includes a oscillatable cantilever with a first piezoelectric transducer for exciting cantilever oscillation, wherein the first cantilever extends into a cavity of the chip; a cantilever temperature sensor in an end section of the cantilever; a second temperature sensor spaced from the cantilever; a heating element located in the free end section of the cantilever and separated from the second temperature sensor by at least one cavity section; and an evaluation unit for determining density and viscosity as well as thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of a gas mixture based respectively on oscillation characteristics of the cantilever and measured values of gas temperature from the cantilever temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor and a power consumption of the heating element.

Device for determining firstly a heat conductivity and/or the specific heat capacity of a gas mixture, and secondly a density and/or a viscosity of the gas mixture

A method for producing a probe of a thermal flowmeter for measuring mass flow of a medium in a measuring tube, wherein a probe core is provided arranged loosely in a probe sleeve having a longitudinal axis, wherein the probe sleeve is deformed relative to the longitudinal axis completely radially in the direction of the probe core by means of high energy rate forming, wherein a material-locking connection between probe sleeve and probe core results and a rod is formed, wherein the rod represents a base body that is used for probe production, wherein a deformation speed reaches values greater than 100 m/s, and wherein the high energy rate forming includes explosive forming or magnetic forming.

Method for producing a probe of a thermal flowmeter, probe of a thermal flowmeter, and thermal flowmeter

A method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon-containing gas mixture includes determining a thermal conductivity value, density measurement, viscosity measurement, and temperature and pressure. The method also includes determining a hydrogen content of the gas mixture on the basis of the thermal conductivity value and the temperature and pressure, determining a density measurement and associated temperature and pressure, and determining the mean molar mass or standard density on the basis of the density measurement and the temperature and pressure. The method further includes determining the mean molar mass or standard density of a hydrogen-free residual gas mixture based on the mean molar mass or standard density and the hydrogen fraction, determining the Wobbe index of the residual gas mixture based on the viscosity measurement and the temperature and pressure, and determining a calorific value based on the mean molar mass or standard density and the Wobbe index.

Method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon-containing gas mixture and device for the same

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the methane index of a hydrocarbon-containing combustion gas mixture which has natural gas or biogas, having the steps: flowing the gas mixture through a measuring assembly; determining a first value of a first measurement variable related to a viscosity of the gas mixture; determining a second value of a second measurement variable related to a density of the gas mixture; determining a pressure value of the gas mixture, said pressure value belonging to the first value and the second value; determining a temperature value of the gas mixture, said temperature value belonging to the first value and the second value; and determining the methane index as a function of the first value, the second value, the pressure value, and the temperature value.

Method for determining the methane index of a hydrocarbon-containing combustion gas mixture

A measuring device for the determination of at least one thermal property of a fluid, for example, the volumetric heat capacity and the thermal conductivity, wherein the measuring device includes a thermal property sensor and an evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is adapted to determine the thermal property from a measurement signal determined by the thermal property sensor, wherein the thermal property sensor includes a heater, a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, wherein the thermal property sensor includes a mounting plate with an opening, wherein the heater, the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are arranged above or inside the opening.

Measuring device for the determination of at least one thermal property of a fluid, especially the volumetric heat capacity and the thermal conductivity

The present disclosure relates to a gas analyzer for measuring density and/or viscosity of a medium. The gas analyzer includes a connection panel having first and second media openings, each of which extends from a first surface to a second surface of the connection panel. A sensor panel is joined together with the connection panel on a first joint plane, and a cover panel is joined together with the sensor panel on a second joint plane, on a sensor panel face facing away from the connection panel. The cover panel has a cover panel cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings, and the sensor panel has at least one oscillator cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings. The sensor panel has a micromechanical oscillator arranged in the oscillator cavity and excitable to mechanically vibrate perpendicularly to the joint planes.

Gas analyzer and gas analyzing device

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a probe of a thermal flow meter for measuring the mass flow rate of a medium in a measuring tube, the method having the following steps: introducing a probe core in the form of a material to be melted into a first probe casing, the first probe casing having an open first end and a closed second end facing away from the first end; melting the probe core; quenching the probe core to a temperature below the solidification temperature; attaching a thermoelement to a contact surface of the solidified probe core. The invention also relates to a probe obtained according to the production method and to a flow meter including the probes according to the present disclosure.

Method for producing a sensing element for a thermal flow meter, sensing element and flow meter

The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a probe of a thermal, flow measuring device for measuring mass flow of a liquid in a measuring tube, wherein the method includes: introducing a probe core including a hard solder and a core element into a first probe sleeve, wherein the first probe sleeve has an open first end and a closed second end away from the first end; melting the hard solder; affixing the core element by cooling the hard solder to a temperature less than the solidification temperature; and applying a thermoelement to a contact area of the core element or of the solidified hard solder. The present disclosure relates, furthermore, to a probe resulting from the manufacturing process as well as to a flow measuring device having at least one probe of the-present disclosure.

Thermal flow measuring device including probe having probe core with hard solder

A method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon containing gas mixture, especially natural gas or biogas, comprising: allowing the gas mixture to flow through a measuring arrangement; determining a pressure- and temperature dependent viscosity measured value, an associated measured value of temperature and an associated pressure measured value of the flowing gas mixture; ascertaining a first value of a first variable, which characterizes the energy content of the flowing gas mixture, based on viscosity measured value, the associated measured value of temperature, and the associated pressure measured value, wherein the first variable characterizing the energy content is the Wobbe index or the calorific value of the flowing gas mixture, wherein the Wobbe index is preferable.

Method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon containing gas mixture and apparatus therefor

A Process of determining at least one thermal property of a fluid under investigation with a thermal sensor. The thermal sensor has at least a first sensor element that is heated to provide heat to the fluid under investigation. The first or a second sensor that can sense the temperature of the fluid under investigation, wherein the process is characterized by the following steps: a) Providing a calibrated reduced order model which is calibrated with one or more thermal properties of at least a second and a third fluid; b) (Applying an amount of heat to the fluid under investigation by the first sensor element and) measuring the temperature Tat the first and/or second sensor element said fluid under investigation; and c) Extracting one or more thermal property of the fluid under investigation by applying the said temperature Tto said calibrated reduced order model.

Process of determining at least one thermal property of a fluid under investigation with a thermal sensor

A measuring device which has at least a first component, in which an integral measurement duct is provided or the first component forms in connection with additional components a measurement duct integrally in the measuring device. The measurement duct is provided for conducting a measured medium through the measuring device, characterized in that the first component has a first sensor for determining a first thermophysical property selected from thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and/or specific heat capacity of the measured medium, and wherein the measuring device has a second sensor, which vibrates and is provided for determining viscosity and/or density of the measured medium. The measured medium is conducted through the measurement duct from the first sensor to the second sensor.

Measuring device and method for determining a corrected mass flow and uses of the measuring device

A method for determining mass flow of a gas by means of a mass flow meter, which has a first and a second temperature sensor, which can be flowed around by the gas. The first temperature sensor is heated with a heating power Q, wherein the mass flow of the medium is determined by means of a power coefficient PC=Q/&#x394;T as a function of a heating power Q and a temperature difference &#x394;T=T&#x2212;Tbetween the measured values of the temperature sensor. A corrected power coefficient PCis determined, wherein at least one correction occurs by means of at least one recovery correction term K, wherein the recovery correction term Khas the form K=&#x394;&#xb7;u/(2&#xb7;c), wherein u is the flow velocity and cthe heat capacity of the medium, &#x394;is an element of the set {&#x394;; &#x394;; &#x394;}, &#x394;:=e&#x2212;c, &#x394;:=e&#x2212;cand &#x394;:=e&#x2212;e=&#x394;&#x2212;&#x394;, eand eare the recovery factors of the first, respectively second, temperature sensors, and wherein cis a constant reference value, for which holds c&#x2266;1, especially c=1.

Method for thermally determining mass flow of a gaseous medium and thermal mass flow meter

A for operating a thermal, flow measuring device having a first sensor having a first heatable, resistance thermometer and at least one additional, second sensor having a second heatable, resistance thermometer, wherein a decision coefficient is calculated according to the formula DC=(PC&#x2212;PC)/PC, wherein PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)) and PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)), with P being the heating powers absorbed by the corresponding resistance thermometers at the points in time t and the temperature values T, wherein the value of the decision coefficient shows flow direction of a measured medium in the measuring tube.

Method for registering flow and a thermal, flow measuring device

Thermal, flow measuring device and method for operating a thermal, flow measuring device. The thermal, flow measuring device has a first sensor with a first heatable resistance thermometer and at least an additional, second sensor with a second heatable resistance thermometer; wherein a decision coefficient is calculated according to the formula DC=(PC&#x2212;PC)/PC, with PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)) and PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)), with P being the heating powers consumed by the corresponding resistance thermometers at the points in time t, and T being the temperature values; wherein the value of the decision coefficient indicates the flow direction of a measured medium in the measuring tube.

Thermal, flow measuring device

Thermal, flow measuring device and method for operating a thermal, flow measuring device, wherein the thermal, flow measuring device has a first sensor with a first heatable resistance thermometer and at least an additional, second sensor with a second heatable resistance thermometer. A decision coefficient is calculated according to the formula DC=(PC&#x2212;PC)/PC, with PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)) and PC(t=t)=P(t)/(T(t=t)&#x2212;T(t=t)), with P being the heating powers consumed by the corresponding resistance thermometers at the points in time t, and T being the temperature values; wherein the value of the decision coefficient indicates the flow direction of a measured medium in the measuring tube.

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Birsfelden, Switzerland

Anastasios Badarlis