Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag

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Rainer Lorenz

Ennio Bitto

Wolfgang Drahm

Alfred Rieder

Gerhard Eckert

Alfred Wenger

Holger Bernhard

Martin Anklin-Imhof

Leonhard Probst

Christian Schuetze

Martin Josef Anklin

Ole Koudal

Michael Fuchs

Christian Schutze

Christian Schütze

Michal Fuchs

Marcel Braun

Michael Wiesmann

Christian Sch&uuml;tze

Dirk Butzbach

Patrick Fleury

A measuring tube for a flow measuring means includes an essentially cylindrical measuring tube section that is composed of tantalum on at least the interior surface. At least one insert composed essentially of a noble metal is inserted into one of two end openings such that the interior surface of tantalum is in direct contact with the noble metal. In this way, hydrogen embrittlement of the measuring tube is very easily reduced. Further disclosed is a flow measuring device having a measuring tube of the invention as well as a method for producing such a measuring tube.

Measuring tube for a throughflow measuring device, throughflow measuring device and method for producing a measuring tube

In the method, a portion of the metal tube is placed in a lumen of a metal sleeve having a metal wall surrounding the lumen. The metal tube is placed in such a manner that an outer surface of the metal tube and an inner surface of the metal sleeve at least partially contact one another. The metal sleeve is affixed on the portion of the metal tube placed in its lumen for forming a metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system. The metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system, in turn, is placed in the passageway of the metal body in such a manner that an outer surface of the metal sleeve and an inner surface of the passageway at least partially contact one another, in order thereafter by plastically deforming at least the metal sleeve of the metal tube, metal sleeve, composite system placed in the passageway to form a force interlocking between the inner surface of the passageway and the outer surface of the metal sleeve. The so formed metal tube, metal sleeve, metal body composite system can serve as a component of a measuring transducer, respectively a vibronic measuring device formed therewith.

Method for affixing a metal tube to a metal body

Measuring transducer of vibration-type for a fluid flowing in a pipeline. The measuring transducer includes, in such case, a curved measuring tube for conveying the fluid, a counteroscillator having two counteroscillator arms, which are arranged on both sides of the measuring tube, and which, in each case, essentially follow the curve of the measuring tube, and which are coupled to one another in such a manner, that, during operation, they oscillate in phase with one another, and which are affixed to the measuring tube on the inlet side and outlet sides for forming corresponding coupling zones. The measuring transducer also includes an exciter mechanism, via which, during operation, the measuring tube and the counteroscillator are excitable to oscillations of opposite phase to one another. In such case, the counteroscillator arms are formed from a different material than the measuring tube, and the material of the counteroscillator arms has a thermal expansion coefficient essentially equal to that of the material of the measuring tube.

Measuring transducer of vibration-type with two counteroscillator arms

The measuring transducer includes at least one measuring tube communicating with a line connected during operation for conveying a medium to be measured, and a support element oscillatably holding the at least one measuring tube. Additionally, it is provided that the support element contains at least two passageways, via which the at least one measuring tube communicates with the line, and that the at least one measuring tube is affixed, especially releasably, at least one end to the support element by means of a screwed-fitting at one of the passageways. Alternatively or in supplementation thereof, it is further provided that the at least one measuring tube is, at least in part, made of cold-strengthened, for instance cold-stretched or autofrettaged, material. As required, the measuring transducer can further include at least two measuring tubes communicating with the line for conveying the medium; each of these two measuring tubes is to be connected to an inlet-side distributor element and an outlet-side distributor element. In such case, at least one of the two distributor elements can be embodied as an integral component of the support element, so that the support element can be kept, at least in the area of this at least one distributor element, free of materially bonded, joined locations, especially free of solder, braze or weld connections. The measuring transducer of the invention is especially provided also for applications in which the medium to be measured acts with a pressure of more than 500 bar, especially over 700 bar, on the measuring tube.

Method for manufacturing a measuring transducer of vibration-type

A measurement transducer includes: At least one interconnected system formed by means of at least two components, especially components of metal. At least the first component of the interconnected system is, in such case, embodied as a composite, formed part composed of at least two materials, which differ from one another with respect to at least one physical and/or chemical property, especially a material density, melting temperature, coefficient of thermal expansion and/or modulus of elasticity, etc. As a result of using at least one composite component, the at least two components of the interconnected system can be bonded together lastingly and reliably, especially by means of welding, such being true especially also for the case in which the interconnected system is a bi-, or poly-, metal, interconnected system.

Vibration type measurement transducer

The measuring transducer includes at least one measuring tube communicating with a line connected during operation for conveying a medium to be measured, and a support element oscillatably holding the at least one measuring tube. Additionally, it is provided that the support element contains at least two passageways, via which the at least one measuring tube communicates with the line, and that the at least one measuring tube is affixed, especially releasably, at at least one end to the support element by means of a screwed-fitting at one of the passageways. Alternatively or in supplementation thereof, it is further provided that the at least one measuring tube is, at least in part, made of cold-strengthened, for instance cold-stretched or autofrettaged, material. As required, the measuring transducer can further include at least two measuring tubes communicating with the line for conveying the medium; each of these two measuring tubes is to be connected to an inlet-side distributor element and an outlet-side distributor element. In such case, at least one of the two distributor elements can be embodied as an integral component of the support element, so that the support element can be kept, at least in the area of this at least one distributor element, free of materially bonded, joined locations, especially free of solder, braze or weld connections. The measuring transducer of the invention is especially provided also for applications in which the medium to be measured acts with a pressure of more than 500 bar, especially over 700 bar, on the measuring tube.

Measuring transducer of vibration-type

The measurement transducer includes: A measuring tube vibrating at least at times during operation and serving for the conveying of a medium, wherein the measuring tube communicates with a pipeline via an inlet tube piece at an inlet end and an outlet tube piece at an outlet end; a counteroscillator, which is affixed to the measuring tube on the inlet end to form a first coupling zone and affixed to the measuring tube on the outlet end to form a second coupling zone; and a first cantilever for producing bending moments in the inlet tube piece and coupled with the inlet tube piece and the measuring tube essentially rigidly in the area of the first coupling zone and having a center of mass lying in the region of the inlet tube piece, as well as a second cantilever for producing bending moments in the outlet tube piece and coupled essentially rigidly with the outlet tube piece and the measuring tube in the region of the second coupling zone and having a center of mass lying in the region of the outlet tube piece. The measurement transducer of the invention is especially suited also for measuring tubes having large nominal diameters of more than 50 mm.

Measurement transducer of vibration type

Measurement transducer of vibration-type

The measurement transducer includes: At least one interconnected system () formed by means of at least two components (), especially components () of metal. At least the first component () of the interconnected system is, in such case, embodied as a composite, formed part composed of at least two materials, which differ from one another with respect to at least one physical and/or chemical property, especially a material density, melting temperature, coefficient of thermal expansion and/or modulus of elasticity, etc. As a result of using at least one composite component (), the at least two components of the interconnected system () can be bonded together lastingly and reliably, especially by means of welding, such being true especially also for the case in which the interconnected system is a bi-, or poly-, metal, interconnected system ().

A composite system includes a first component, for instance of metal, and a second component extending at least partly through the first component along an imaginary longitudinal axis of the composite system. The second component contacts, with an at least partially curved, especially cylindrical, outer surface, an inner surface of the first component flushly such that the first component at least sectionally, at least partly, grips around the second component. Joining surfaces of the composite system, which are formed by the mutually contacting surfaces of the two components, are formed in such a manner that the two components exhibit contour portions in the area of these joining surfaces embodied as self-closing, peripheral surfaces. The contour portions fit at least partly into one another, to form a mechanical interference locking effective, at least in part, likewise in the direction of the longitudinal axis. Additionally, the second component, with its outer surface, contacts the inner surface of the first component flushly, such that the two components are mechanically tightly connected together also by means of a frictional locking effective at least partly in the direction of the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, or in supplementation thereof, at least one of the components is subjected at least partly to lastingly elastic, especially mixed plastic-elastic, deformations. The composite system is distinguished by a high pull-out strength, even in the presence of repeatedly arising vibrations in one of the components and is, therefore, especially suited also for use in a vibration-type measurement pickup.

Composite system, method for its manufacture, and measurement pickup using such a composite system

The sensor includes at least one measuring tube for guiding a fluid The measuring tube an inlet end and an outlet end, and vibrating at least at times. The measuring tube communicates, by way of a first tube segment leading into the inlet end and a second tube segment leading into the outlet end, with a pipeline connected for allowing the fluid to flow through the measuring tube. The measuring tube is held oscillatably by means of a support, which is secured to the first tube segment by means of a first transition piece and to the second tube segment by means of a second transition piece. Especially for producing mass-flow-dependent, Coriolis forces and/or for producing viscosity-dependent frictional forces in flowing fluids, the measuring tube executes, during operation, mechanical oscillations about an oscillation axis (S) imaginarily connecting the two tube segments. For making the holding of the measuring tube twist-safe, at least one of the two transition pieces has a stop with a first stop-edge partially contacting the associated tube segment, respectively, and extending at least sectionally in the direction of the oscillation axis(S). By means of the stop, twisting of the support and measuring tube relative to one another is largely prevented, even in the case of thermally-related expansions and without the use of additional weld- or solder-connections.

Coriolis flowmeter comprising a straight tube

A compound arrangement comprising a first component of metal being brazed to a second component of metal. The first component has an external cylindrical surface touching an cylindrical internal surface of the second component. The second component clasps the first component tightly, so that the second component exerts compressive stress on said external surface of the first component.

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Lorrach, Germany

Rainer Lorenz