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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Dean Sylvia, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Joe Schaffer, Greenwood, IN (US);
Matthias Altendorf, Lörrach, DE;
Mike Touzin, Höllstein, DE;
Thomas Fröhlich, Münchenstein, CH;
Dean Sylvia, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Joe Schaffer, Greenwood, IN (US);
Matthias Altendorf, Lörrach, DE;
Mike Touzin, Höllstein, DE;
Thomas Fröhlich, Münchenstein, CH;
Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG, Reinach, CH;
Abstract
A sonic- or ultrasonic flowmeter, suitable for replacement of differential pressure flowmeters, comprising: a pipe segment, to be connected to a first and a second pipe, each having a diameter, which complies to an industry standard for pipe diameters used in differential pressure flow measurement, having a length (L), which is equal to a standard length for a flow restricting element of a differential pressure flowmeter, having a diameter (D), which is equal to a standard for pipe diameters used in differential pressure flow measurement, comprising a first standard connector located on a first end of the pipe segment, and a second standard connector located on a second end of the pipe segment, a primary flow sensor, comprising at least one sonic- or ultrasonic transducer for transmission and/or reception of sonic- or ultrasonic signals through the pipe segment, mounted on the pipe segment, and a sensor electronic for providing a measurement signal representing a flow of fluid through the pipe segment, based on signals received by the sonic- or ultrasonic transducers.