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US-2015323357-A1 · Nov 12, 2015 · US
Vortex flowmeter including pressure pulsation amplitude analysis
US2016123782A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016123782-A1 |
| Application number | US-201414532542-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A configuration tool is for a vortex flowmeter having a flowtube, a bluff body positioned in the flowtube for shedding vortices in the fluid, and a pressure sensor configured to obtain a signal indicative of a time-varying fluid pressure having an oscillation associated with the vortices. The configuration tool includes a processor that determines a type of fluid flowing through the flowtube based on the amplitude of the oscillation. The processor sets a fluid-type setting of the vortex meter to match the determined type of fluid. An alarming system for a control system including such a flowmeter includes a processor that assesses a density of a fluid flowing through the flowtube based on the amplitude and compares the assessed density to a fluid density configuration setting. The processor activates an alarm if the difference between the assessed density and the fluid density configuration setting exceeds a threshold.
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1 . A method of configuring a vortex flowmeter, the method comprising: flowing a fluid through the vortex meter in a manner that produces a series of vortices in the fluid; using a pressure sensor to obtain a signal indicative of a time-varying fluid pressure having an oscillation associated with the vortices; determining an amplitude of the oscillation of time-varying signal; and configuring the vortex meter to have a fluid-type setting that is based on said amplitude.…
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- What does patent US2016123782A1 cover?
- A configuration tool is for a vortex flowmeter having a flowtube, a bluff body positioned in the flowtube for shedding vortices in the fluid, and a pressure sensor configured to obtain a signal indicative of a time-varying fluid pressure having an oscillation associated with the vortices. The configuration tool includes a processor that determines a type of fluid flowing through the flowtube ba…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Invensys Sys Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01F1/3218. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu May 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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