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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Henning Max Hansen, Soenderborg, DK;
Siemens Flow Instruments A/S, , DK;
Abstract
A mass flow measuring apparatus ( ) is described, having tube ( ), which at a first position (P ) is coupled as regards oscillation to a first energy converter ( ) and at a second position (P ) is coupled as regards oscillation to a second energy converter ( ), and having an evaluating device, the first and the second position (P , P ) being spaced (L) from one another, the energy converters ( ) each being operable as oscillation generator and oscillation detector and the energy converters ( ) working alternately as oscillation generators. A method can therefore be carried out in which the tube ( ) is caused to oscillate alternately at the first position (P ) and at the second position (P ), signals being measured at the second and the first position (P , P ). It is desirable to be able to achieve accurate measurements even in the case of a measuring apparatus of small construction. For that purpose, the energy converters ( ) are constructed as part of resonant circuits ( ) and the evaluating device determines a predetermined parameter of a sympathetic oscillation at the second energy converter ( ) after excitation by the first energy converter ( ) and the parameter of the sympathetic oscillation at the first energy converter ( ) after excitation by the second energy converter ( ).