Mass flow primary with exciter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017045388-A1
Application number	US-201514824245-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 12, 2015
Priority date	Aug 12, 2015
Publication date	Feb 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for measuring mass flow comprises two tubes for transporting a material; two exciters wherein one of the two exciters is fixedly attached on each of the two tubes configured to induce a vibration in the two tubes; at least two sensors on each of the tubes; a test media flowing through the tube, wherein a phase difference in the tubes is indicative of a mass flow of the test media; and a comparer module operably connected to the at least two sensors on each of the tubes for determining a phase difference of the vibrations in the tubes and determining a mass flow according to the phase difference.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A measuring system comprising:
two tubes for transporting a material; two exciters wherein one of said two exciters is fixedly attached on each of said two tubes configured to induce a vibration in said two tubes; at least two sensors on each of said tubes; and a test media flowing through said tube, wherein a phase difference in said tubes is indicative of a mass flow of said test media.

2 . The measuring system of claim 1 further comprising
a comparer module operably connected to said at least two sensors on each of said tubes for determining a phase difference of said vibrations in said tubes and determining a mass flow according to said phase difference.

3 . The measuring system of claim 1 wherein said two exciters further comprise at least two electromagnets configured to induce vibration of said at least two tubes.

4 . The measuring system of claim 1 wherein said two exciters are configured to induce vibration of said at least two tubes at a natural frequency of said tubes when said test media is not present in said tubes.

5 . The measuring system of claim 1 further comprising a housing configured to rigidly hold said at least two tubes.

6 . The measuring system of claim 1 further comprising at least two temperature sensors configured to take a temperature of said test media flowing through each of said tubes.

7 . The measuring system of claim 1 further comprising:
an inlet allowing said test media from an environment to flow into said at least two tubes; and
an outlet allowing said test media inside said at least two tubes to flow back into an environment.

8 . An apparatus comprising:
two tubes for transporting a material; two exciters wherein one of said two exciters is fixedly attached on each of said two tubes configured to induce a vibration in said two tubes; at least two sensors on each of said tubes; a test media flowing through said tube, wherein a phase difference in said tubes is indicative of a mass flow of said test media; and a comparer module operably connected to said at least two sensors on each of said tubes for determining a phase difference of said vibrations in said tubes and determining a mass flow according to said phase difference.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said two exciters further comprise at least two electromagnets configured to induce vibration of said at least two tubes.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said two exciters are configured to induce vibration of said at least two tubes at a natural frequency of said tubes when said test media is not present in said tubes.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a housing configured to rigidly hold said at least two tubes.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising at least two temperature sensors configured to take a temperature of said test media flowing through each of said tubes.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:
an inlet allowing said test media from an environment to flow into said at least two tubes; and
an outlet allowing test media Inside said at least two tubes to flow back into an environment.

14 . A method for measuring mass flow comprising:
inducing vibration in two tubes configured to transport a material; determining a position of at least two points on each of said at least two tubes with at least two sensors on each of said tubes; introducing a test media in said tubes; and determining a phase difference in said tubes in order to determine a mass flow of said test media.

15 . The method of claim 14 further comprising
providing said position of said at least two points to a comparer module operably connected to said at least two sensors on each or said tubes wherein said comparer module uses said phase difference to determine said mass flow of said test media.

16 . The method of claim 14 wherein inducing vibration in said two tubes further comprises vibrating said tubes with two matching exciters.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein vibrating said tubes with two matching exciters further comprises vibrating said at least two tubes at a natural frequency of said tubes when said test media is not present in said tubes.

18 . The method of claim 14 further comprising rigidly holding said at least two tubes with a housing.

19 . The method of claim 14 further comprising determining a temperature of said test media in said at least two tubes with at least two temperature sensors.

20 . The method of claim 14 further comprising:
inserting said at least two tubes in-line in a system of tubes transporting said test media;
allowing said test media from said system of tubes to enter said at least two tubes at an inlet; and
allowing said test media to exit said at least two tubes to flow back into said system of tubes at an outlet.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Fan Xianyong
• Huang Chuang
• Song Guokun

Classifications

• G01F1/8477 Primary

  with multiple measuring conduits · CPC title

• G01F1/8409 Primary

  constructional details · CPC title

• G01F15/022

  using electrical means · CPC title

• G01F1/8495

  with multiple measuring conduits · CPC title