CA1058746A - Multiple time difference ultrasonic flowmeter - Google Patents

Multiple time difference ultrasonic flowmeter

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Publication number
CA1058746A
CA1058746A CA251,226A CA251226A CA1058746A CA 1058746 A CA1058746 A CA 1058746A CA 251226 A CA251226 A CA 251226A CA 1058746 A CA1058746 A CA 1058746A
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pulses
transducer
count
pulse
time interval
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French (fr)
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Charles E. Hardies
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/667—Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
CA251,226A 1975-05-05 1976-04-27 Multiple time difference ultrasonic flowmeter Expired CA1058746A (en)

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US05/574,671 US3974693A (en) 1975-05-05 1975-05-05 Multiple time difference ultrasonic flowmeter

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US (1) US3974693A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS51136445A (enExample)
AU (1) AU503735B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1058746A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2619726A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2331001A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1549652A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1068953B (enExample)
NO (1) NO761513L (enExample)
SE (1) SE406011B (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA761758B (enExample)

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FR2734361B1 (fr) 1995-05-17 1997-07-18 Schlumberger Ind Sa Dispositif pour la mesure de la vitesse d'ecoulement d'un fluide par ultrasons
DE19703243A1 (de) * 1997-01-29 1998-07-30 Tokheim Corp Vorrichtung zur Volumenmessung strömender Medien sowie entsprechendes Verfahren
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US3653259A (en) * 1970-03-06 1972-04-04 Westinghouse Electric Corp Ultrasonic flowmeter systems
US3882722A (en) * 1973-09-07 1975-05-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp Multiple time difference ultrasonic flowmeters
US3935735A (en) * 1974-09-03 1976-02-03 Badger Meter, Inc. Ultrasonic flow meter

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AU503735B2 (en) 1979-09-20
FR2331001A1 (fr) 1977-06-03
DE2619726A1 (de) 1976-11-18
JPS51136445A (en) 1976-11-25
IT1068953B (it) 1985-03-21
SE406011B (sv) 1979-01-15
GB1549652A (en) 1979-08-08
US3974693A (en) 1976-08-17
SE7604208L (sv) 1976-11-06
ZA761758B (en) 1977-03-30
NO761513L (enExample) 1976-11-08
AU1294676A (en) 1977-10-20

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