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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Johann Reinhold Zipperer, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Peter Wongeun Chung, Frisco, TX (US);
Hans Martin Hilbig, Tiefenbach, DE;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A flow meter for determining the flow rate of a fluid through a conduit, including an upper body having an inlet chamber, an acoustic channel, an outlet chamber, a sound wave generator, and a sound wave receiver. The inlet chamber, acoustic channel, and outlet chamber are fluidly connected together. The acoustic channel is a non-linear pathway that is symmetrically dimensioned. The sound wave generator is configured to create a sound wave that moves along the liquid pathway formed by the acoustic channel. The receiver detects that sound wave that has moved through the acoustic channel and such information is used to determine the flow rate of the fluid through the flow meter.