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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Yokogawa Corporation of America, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Mohamed Khalifa, Smyrna, GA (US);
Assignee:
YOKOGAWA CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex flowmeter may utilize a ring-shaped bluff body as the vortex generator or shedder. The ring shape and size of the vortex ring generator may be optimized to produce linear and stable toroidal vortex outputs that may outperform the conventional shedder bar. In comparison to the conventional vortex shedder bar, the ring may have a slimmer configuration and a higher K-factor, and hence, a higher resolution.