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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Bernard, Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, FR;
Eric Collet, Saint-Doulchard, FR;
Assignee:
Auxitrol S.A., Bourges, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/68 ;
Abstract
A flow meter which includes a resistive wire placed in the path of a fluid whereof the flow rate is to be measured. A processing unit for applying current pulses to the wire and for determining the cooling speed of the wire between the pulses. The processing unit also determines a cooling parameter and determines from the cooling parameter data concerning a possible operational drift or anomaly.