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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Evangelos V. Diatzikis, Chuluota, FL (US);
Edward D. Thompson, Casselberry, FL (US);
Michael Twerdochlib, Oviedo, FL (US);
Evangelos V. Diatzikis, Chuluota, FL (US);
Edward D. Thompson, Casselberry, FL (US);
Michael Twerdochlib, Oviedo, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for monitoring velocity of a fluid flow through a predetermined fluid flow space. A fiber optic conductor includes a flow measurement portion defining an elongated dimension extending across a portion of the fluid flow space. The fluid flow in the fluid flow space causes the measurement portion of the fiber optic conductor to flex in a direction transverse to the elongated dimension. Optical radiation is supplied to the fiber optic conductor, and optical radiation is received from the fiber optic conductor after the supplied optical radiation has passed through the measurement portion. The received optical radiation is analyzed to effect a determination of a flow velocity of the fluid flow.