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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Sensus Spectrum, Llc, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin John Sokol, Carrboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sensus Spectrum, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/06 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/06 (2013.01); F15D 1/0035 (2013.01); G01F 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex generator for use in a flowtube of a meter is provided. The vortex generator includes a plurality of raised elements on an inner surface of a flowtube. The plurality of raised elements are positioned on the inner surface of the flowtube upstream of a widening of the flowtube. The presence of the plurality of raised elements improves boundary layer adherence.