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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Edward Randall Furlong, Billerica, MA (US);
Xiaolei Shirley Ao, Billerica, MA (US);
John Daniel Friedemann, Sandvika, NO;
Colin James Mackenzie, Huncote, GB;
Nataraja Aswathanarayana Nagaranavile, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Flowmeters are disclosed herein that include one or more flow path features for improving the measurement accuracy or other aspects of the flowmeter. A flowmeter can include an elongate body having a first end and a second end and a flow path extending between the first and second ends along a longitudinal axis. An ultrasonic transducer can be disposed in a measurement section of the flow path and configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a material flowing through the flow path. First and second protrusions can be formed in a conditioning section of the flow path upstream from the measurement section, the first and second protrusions extending radially inward from a sidewall of the flow path and being configured to reduce swirling flow through the measurement section.