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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Vadim Polonichko, San Diego, CA (US);
Ramon Cabrera, Miami, FL (US);
John Sloat, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Matthew J. Hull, San Diego, CA (US);
Arthur R. Schmidt, Tolono, IL (US);
Vadim Polonichko, San Diego, CA (US);
Ramon Cabrera, Miami, FL (US);
John Sloat, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Matthew J. Hull, San Diego, CA (US);
Arthur R. Schmidt, Tolono, IL (US);
YSI Incorporated, Yellow Springs, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring channel flow discharge comprising the steps of: locating a platform carrying a fluid flow measurement device at a plurality of stations at spaced locations across a channel; determining the velocity of the platform at each station by averaging the differences between the position of the platform at a first time (t) and the position of the platform at a second time equal to the first time plus a position averaging interval (PI) for a plurality of different first times; obtaining current flow vs. depth profiles at each station by adjusting current velocity as measured by the current flow measuring device for the platform velocity; determining the flow discharge at each station.