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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Xiaolei AO, Lexington, MA (US);
James E. Bradshaw, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaolei Ao, Lexington, MA (US);
James E. Bradshaw, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
GE Infrastructure Sensing, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flow measurement system including at least first and second ultrasonic transducers coupled to an existing conduit, a damping material about the conduit between the first and second ultrasonic transducers to prevent crosstalk, a damping material about the conduit upstream of the first ultrasonic transducer to attenuate system background noise travelling in the conduit at large, and a damping material about the conduit downstream of the second ultrasonic transducer to attenuate system background noise travelling in the conduit at large.