Micromotion Gmbh

Lyle Dee Ashby

Gregory Treat Lanham

Jeffrey Dale Nielson

Christopher A Werbach

Anand Vidhate

David Fleming

Nikhil Bhargava

Jeffrey D Nielson

A sensor assembly () for a flowmeter is provided. A flow tube () having a first and second loop () are connected by a crossover section (). The flow tube () comprises a thermal expansion bend (). First and second anchor blocks () are each attachable to the flow tube () proximate the crossover section (). A tube support () is attachable to one of the first and second anchor blocks (). First and second manifolds () are attachable to an inlet () and outlet (). A support block () is attachable to the first and second anchor blocks (), first and second manifolds (), flow tube (), first and second anchor blocks (), and first and second manifolds (), and allow a predetermined degree of movement due to heating and cooling cycles when not attached to the support block ().

Apparatus for reducing braze joint stress in a vibrating flowmeter

A method for reducing flowmeter braze joint stress is provided. The method comprises the step of bending a flow tube () to create at least one thermal expansion bend () thereon. The method comprises the step of aligning a flow tube () with at least one anchor block (). Additionally, the flow tube () is brazed to the at least one anchor block () in another step, after which the flow tube () and the at least one anchor block () are allowed to cool and contract a predetermined degree after brazing. The method additionally comprises the step of attaching the at least one anchor block () to a support block () after the flow tube () has been attached to the at least one anchor block () and attaching a manifold () to each end of the flow tube ().

Apparatus and method for reducing braze joint stress in a vibrating flowmeter

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