EP4460681A1 - Fluidleitungssystem - Google Patents
FluidleitungssystemInfo
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- EP4460681A1 EP4460681A1 EP22822615.5A EP22822615A EP4460681A1 EP 4460681 A1 EP4460681 A1 EP 4460681A1 EP 22822615 A EP22822615 A EP 22822615A EP 4460681 A1 EP4460681 A1 EP 4460681A1
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- Prior art keywords
- flow
- fluid line
- socket
- connection
- flow conditioner
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
- G01F15/18—Supports or connecting means for meters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L41/00—Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls
- F16L41/008—Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls for connecting a measuring instrument
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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
- G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
- G01F1/78—Direct mass flowmeters
- G01F1/80—Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
- G01F1/84—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
- G01F1/845—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
- G01F15/18—Supports or connecting means for meters
- G01F15/185—Connecting means, e.g. bypass conduits
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K13/00—Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
- G01K13/02—Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring temperature of moving fluids or granular materials capable of flow
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N9/00—Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
- G01N9/24—Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity by observing the transmission of wave or particle radiation through the material
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N11/00—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties
- G01N2011/006—Determining flow properties indirectly by measuring other parameters of the system
- G01N2011/0073—Determining flow properties indirectly by measuring other parameters of the system acoustic properties
Definitions
- the invention relates to a fluid line system formed by means of at least one (connecting) piece and by means of at least two fluid lines connected thereto.
- Fluid line systems of this type and their use in a measuring transducer used to measure at least one measured variable of a fluid medium carried in a pipeline or in a measuring device formed therewith, such as a Coriolis mass flow meter are described, inter alia, in US-A 2009/0266177, US-A 2015/0082916, US-A 2018/0313487, US-A 2019/0376831, US-A 2020/0049543, US-A 48 01 897, US-B 10 42 9218 and US-B 10 809 109, US-B10 705 055, WO-A 2006/091199, WO-A 2006/107297, WO-A 2008/024112, WO-A 2015/162617, WO-A 2017/048235 , WO-A 2017/105493, WO-A 2019/017891, WO-A 2020/023056 or the (not previously published) international application PCT/EP2020/081924.
- Each of the above-described fluid line systems comprises a (connecting) piece—serving here as a line branching or as a line union—and two fluid lines, each designed, for example, as a rigid and/or at least partially circular-cylindrical tube.
- the wall of the (connecting) socket has, in the area of the first socket end, a first (socket) inner face (facing the lumen of the first socket), within which the aforementioned first and second flow openings (of the socket) are formed, as well as a (the Lumen of the first connector facing) extending from the first connector end to the second connector end, bordering on the first inner surface, lateral second (connector) inner surface or forms the aforementioned first and second (connector) inner surfaces.
- the wall of the (connecting) nozzle as well as the wall of each of the Fluid lines can be made of a metal, such as stainless steel, for example.
- the first and second flow openings can each be circular or oval, as shown for example in WO-A 2017/048235 or WO-A 2017/198440, or also in the shape of a segment of a circle, as shown for example in WO-A 2017/105493 be.
- each of the fluid lines is connected with its respective first line end to the first line end of the (connecting) piece, such that the first flow opening of the first fluid line opens into the first flow opening of the (connection) socket and the first flow opening of the second fluid line opens into the second flow opening of the (connection) socket and that the aforementioned lumens of the fluid line and the socket communicate with one another.
- such a fluid line system can be used, among other things, in such a way that its (connecting) piece serves as a line union, for example around - as also in US-A 2017/0219398, US-A 2018/0313487, US-A 2019/0376831 , US-A 2020/0049543 or the
- WO-A 2008/024112 shows - separate fluid flows, namely through the first fluid line or the second fluid line to the (connection) socket, optionally also independently of one another and/or with different compositions, by means of the (connection) socket to (re)merge or mix with each other.
- the fluid line systems of the type in question can, as already mentioned or in the aforementioned US-A 2009/0266177, US-A 2015/0082916, US-A 2018/0313487, US-A 2019/0277683, US-A 2019/0376831, US-A 2020/0049543, US-A 48 01 897, US-B 10 42 9218, US-B 10 809 109, US-B10 705 055, WO-A 2006/091199, WO-A 2006 /107297, WO-A 2008/024112, WO-A 2015/162617, WO-A 2017/048235, WO-A 2017/105493,
- WO-A 2019/017891, WO-A 2020/023056 or PCT/EP2020/081924 shown jeweiis each also be designed as an integral part of a, for example, vibronic transducer, which serves or is set up, at least one with at least a measured variable - for example a mass flow (mass flow rate), a density or a viscosity - of the fluid flowing through, namely at least one signal parameter dependent on the same measured variable - for example a signal level dependent on the same measured variable and/or a signal frequency dependent on the same measured variable and/or a signal parameter of the same measured variable dependent phase angle - having measurement signal to generate.
- a measured variable - for example a mass flow (mass flow rate), a density or a viscosity - of the fluid flowing through, namely at least one signal parameter dependent on the same measured variable - for example a signal level dependent on the same measured variable and/or a signal frequency dependent on the same measured variable and/or a signal parameter of the same
- the same measuring transducer can in turn be connected to corresponding measuring and operating electronics to form a (vibronic) measuring device, for example a Coriolis mass flow measuring device, a vibronic density measuring device and/or a vibronic viscosity measuring device.
- a (vibronic) measuring device for example a Coriolis mass flow measuring device, a vibronic density measuring device and/or a vibronic viscosity measuring device.
- the first and second fluid lines can in particular also be set up to receive the fluid to be measured flows through and during this time is allowed to vibrate for the purpose of generating the at least one measurement signal, with at least one vibration measurement signal representing vibration movements of the first and/or second fluid lines having at least one signal frequency dependent on a density of the fluid conducted in the fluid lines and/or one of a Mass flow rate dependent phase angle is used.
- each of the aforementioned fluid line systems or the transducers formed therewith also includes at least one electromechanical, for example the same electrodynamic, vibration exciter.
- such a fluid line system or the transducer formed therewith has at least one vibration sensor, for example attached at least to the first fluid line and/or placed at least in its vicinity, for generating the at least one measurement signal corresponding to the measured variable.
- such a fluid line system can also be attached at least two distances apart from one another on the first and/or second fluid line and/or vibration sensors placed at least in their vicinity, possibly also identical in construction, which are set up to generate a measurement signal corresponding to the measured variable, especially such that a phase difference dependent on the mass flow rate is established between the two measurement signals.
- the two fluid lines are typically actively excited by such vibronic measuring transducers to flex in opposite directions in a drive or useful mode, namely to oscillate at at least one oscillation frequency that is useful as the useful frequency for the measurement, for example at one or more instantaneous resonance frequencies of the fluid line system inherent natural vibration modes and/or - as also shown in US Pat. No. 4,801,897 mentioned above - by means of a mechanism provided in the measuring device electronics, electrically coupled to the at least one vibration exciter as well as the at least one vibration sensor, possibly locked as phases Control loop (PLL - phase locked loop) trained electronic driver circuit.
- PLL phase locked loop
- Such fluid line systems or vibronic measuring transducers formed with them for example, namely the generation of Coriolis forces dependent on a mass flow of the flowing fluid, are also manufactured by the applicant himself or in combination with a respectively suitably assembled measuring electronics as a Coriolis mass flow measuring device or as a Coriolis mass flow Z density meter, for example under the
- the fluid line system is a component of a measuring transducer used to measure fluids conveyed in a pipeline
- the fluid line system can also have a further (second) ( Have at the end) socket.
- second (connecting) socket is - analogous to the first (connecting) socket - in each case with its first line end both with the first line end connected to the first (connecting) socket remote second line end of the first fluid line and with that of the first Line end of the first line end, which is also connected to the first (connection) socket, is connected to the remote second line end of the second fluid line, such that both the lumen of the first fluid line and the lumen of the second fluid line are connected to both the lumen of the first (connection) socket and communicates with the lumen of the second (connection) socket or that the second flow opening of the second fluid line opens into the first flow opening of the second (connection) socket and the second flow opening of the second fluid line opens into the second flow opening of the second (connection) socket , so that as a result the aforementioned first and second flow paths are fluidically connected in parallel.
- the fluid line system can be provided or set up to be inserted in the course of a pipeline in such a way that a fluid flow fed to the fluid line system or the measuring transducer formed with it by means of one of the two (connecting) sockets, i.e. within the fluid line system or measuring transducer is divided into two separate fluid streams, and that the same fluid streams are brought together again into a single fluid stream by means of the other of the (connecting) sockets, thus also within the fluid line system, so that the fluid line system is flow-technically or outwardly quasi as a a single pipe works and can also be connected to the corresponding segments of the pipeline very easily and without any further technical effort using (standard) flange connections.
- Fluid line systems of the type in question can, as can also be seen from a synopsis of the aforementioned US-A 2009/0266177, US-A 2015/0082916, US-A 2018/0313487, US-A 2019/0376831, US-A 2020/0049543 , US-A 48 01 897, US-B 10 42 9218, US-B 10 809 109, US-B 10 705 055, WO-A 2006/091199, WO-A 2006/107297, WO-A 2008/024112, WO-A 2015/162617, WO-A 2017/048235, WO-A 2017/105493, WO-A 2019/017891, WO-A 2020/023056 and PCT/EP2020/081924 readily apparent, to a large extent to the respective pipe shapes and/or conditions of use, possibly also to the respective measuring tasks, have (connecting) nozzles specifically adapted in such a way that, for the purpose of suitable conditioning of the fluid flowing into or out of the
- the variety of variants of nozzles to be used for the production of such a fluid line system to be kept available can be correspondingly high and, on the other hand, the respective production of such a nozzle specifically "tailored" for the desired flow conditioning can be technically very complex .
- the production costs of fluid line systems of the type in question can also be correspondingly high overall.
- one object of the invention is to improve fluid line systems of the type in question in such a way that a respective fluid line system or its influence on the fluid allowed to flow through during operation can be adapted to the respective operating conditions or application in a simple manner and with low production costs .can be adapted to the respective measuring task.
- the invention consists in a fluid line system, for example for a measuring transducer useful for measuring at least one measured variable of a fluid medium conveyed in a pipeline or a measuring device formed therewith, which fluid line system comprises: a first (Connection) socket with a wall, for example made of metal, encased, located in a first socket end of the first (connection) socket, for example spaced apart and/or circular, first and second flow openings up to one in one lumen extending for example circular, third flow opening, for example held by a connecting flange and located at a second end remote from the first end of the connecting piece, a first fluid line with one of a Wall, for example made of metal, extending from a, for example circular, first flow opening located in a first line end of the first fluid line to a, for example circular, second flow opening located in a second line end of said first fluid line, at least one, for example designed as a rigid and/or at least partially circular-cylindrical tube and/or
- first flow conditioner element with fluidically connected in parallel, for example not circular-cylindrical and/or non-conical, first and second flow channels, of which flow conditioner element a first (flow conditioner) element end is adjacent to the first stub end of the first (port) stub and a second (flow conditioner) element end is distant from the first (flow conditioner) element end to the second s
- Each of the first and second flow channels extends from a respective, for example circular, first flow opening located in the area of the first (flow conditioner) element end to a respective, for example non-circular, second flow opening located in the area of the second (flow conditioner) element end.
- first fluid line is connected with its first line end to the first line end of the first (connection) socket in such a way that the first flow opening of the first fluid line flows into the first flow opening of the first (connection) located in the first socket end of the first (connection) socket -) nozzle
- second fluid line is connected with its first line end to the first line end of the first (connection) nozzle in such a way that the first flow opening of the second fluid line flows into the second fluid line located in the first nozzle end of the first (connection) nozzle Flow opening of the first (connection) port opens.
- the flow conditioner element is also positioned and aligned in the first (connection) socket in such a way that a first flow path (of the fluid line system) involving the first flow channel of the flow conditioner element and the lumen of the first fluid line (proportionally extending through the first socket) and a (Proportionally extending through the first connector) the second flow channel of the flow conditioner element and the lumen of the second fluid line involving the second flow path (of the fluid line system) are formed.
- the invention also consists in a measuring transducer formed by means of a fluid line system, serving to detect at least one measured variable of a flowing fluid and to generate at least one measuring signal corresponding to the at least one measured variable, for example also vibronic, or also in one with the measuring transducer and one on it electrically connected, the processing of the at least one measurement signal useful measuring device electronics formed measuring device.
- the invention also consists in such a measuring device for determining measured values for at least one measured variable - for example namely a mass flow rate, a mass flow rate, a volume flow rate, a volume flow rate, a density, a viscosity or a temperature - of a fluid medium conveyed in a pipeline, for example a gas, a liquid or a dispersion, for example in such a way that its first (connection) piece is arranged on the inlet side with regard to a flow direction of the fluid medium to be measured which is allowed to flow through the fluid line system and/or that the medium to be measured flows in a predetermined direction of flow through the duct and the transducer incorporated in the same duct.
- a measuring device for determining measured values for at least one measured variable - for example namely a mass flow rate, a mass flow rate, a volume flow rate, a volume flow rate, a density, a viscosity or a temperature - of a fluid medium conveyed in a pipeline,
- the first flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) is circular.
- the second flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape that differs from a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element).
- the second flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) is not circular, for example specifically in the shape of a segment of a circle.
- the first flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape corresponding to a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of the (connecting) piece (100).
- the first flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) is circular.
- a sixth embodiment of the invention further provides that the second flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape that differs from a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element).
- the second flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) is not circular, for example specifically in the shape of a segment of a circle.
- the first flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape corresponding to a (cross-sectional) shape of the second flow opening of the (connecting) piece.
- the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a shape that is the same as a shape of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element).
- the flow conditioner element is disk-shaped.
- the flow conditioner element is at least partially (circular) cylindrical.
- the flow conditioner element consists at least partially of a metal.
- the flow conditioner element consists at least partially of a plastic.
- the flow conditioner element consists at least partially of a ceramic. According to a fifteenth embodiment of the invention, it is also provided that the flow conditioner element is at least partially produced by a, for example, generative or additive (3D printing) archetype process, for example a free space process and/or a powder bed process.
- a generative or additive (3D printing) archetype process for example a free space process and/or a powder bed process.
- the wall of the connecting piece consists at least partially of stainless steel, for example high-grade steel, duplex steel or super-duplex steel.
- the wall of the socket made of a nickel-molybdenum alloy, for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- a nickel-molybdenum alloy for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- the wall of the first fluid line (100) is made of a nickel-molybdenum alloy, for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- a nickel-molybdenum alloy for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- the wall of the second fluid line (200) is made of a nickel-molybdenum alloy, for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- a nickel-molybdenum alloy for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy, AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22.
- the wall of the first fluid line consists of the same material as the wall of the second fluid line.
- the wall of the first fluid line consists of the same material as the wall of the connecting piece.
- the wall of the second fluid line consists of the same material as the wall of the connecting piece.
- the first fluid line is curved at least in sections, for example in a V-shape and/or U-shape and/or in the shape of a circular arc.
- the first fluid line is straight at least in sections, namely, for example, namely hollow-cylindrically.
- the wall of the first (connection) socket has a frontal first (Nozzle) inner surface, within which the first and second flow openings (of the first nozzle) are also located, as well as a (facing the lumen of the first nozzle) extending from the first nozzle end to the second nozzle end, attached to the first (nozzle) Forms or has a lateral second (connector) inner surface bordering the inner surface, for example at least partially (circular)cylindrical.
- the flow conditioner element forms the first (flow conditioner) element end or faces the first connector end, for example at least partially planar and/or circular and/or the first (connector) inner surface of the first (connection -) Socket contacting and/or at least partially complementary to the first (socket) inner surface of the first (connection) socket, frontal first outer surface, as well as one of the lateral second (socket) inner surface of the wall of the first (connection) socket ns facing, for example, contacting the second (connector) inner surface of the first (connection) connector and/or at least partially complementary to the second inner surface of the first (connector) connector and/or at least partially (circular)cylindrical, lateral second outer surface (shell surface).
- the flow conditioner element has a third (connector) end facing the second connector end of the first (connector) connector, for example at least partially curved and/or (circular) ring-shaped in a region of the first (connector) connector adjacent to the wall.
- External surface esp. In such a way that the third external surface forms a (first) bifurcation (of the fluid line system) that joins the first and second flow paths.
- the flow conditioner element is permanently connected to the first (connection) socket by being welded and/or soldered and/or stretched into the first (connection) socket. According to a twenty-seventh embodiment of the invention, it is further provided that the flow conditioner element is permanently connected to the first (connection) socket by gluing and/or pressing and/or caulking the flow conditioner element and the first (connection) socket together.
- the flow conditioner element is undetachably connected to the first (connection) piece by the first (connection) piece being shrunk onto the flow conditioner element.
- the first and second fluid lines are arranged to be flown through by the measured substance and to be made to vibrate during this.
- the measuring transducer is also set up to be integrated into a pipeline system, for example in such a way that the second socket end of the first (connecting) socket is connected to a pipe end of a first pipeline segment of the pipeline system facing the measuring transducer and/or that the second socket end of the second (connecting) socket is fluidly connected to a pipe end of a second pipe segment of the pipe system facing the measuring transducer, for example forming a fluid channel extending from the first pipe segment to the second pipe segment and/or free of leakage.
- the measuring device electronics are set up to feed an electrical driver signal into the measuring transducer and/or to process one or more measuring signals generated by means of the measuring transducer.
- the fluid line system further comprises a first (connection) socket within the lumen, namely positioned at least partially between the second inner surface (the wall of the first socket) and the second outer surface (of the flow conditioner element), for example by means of at least one annular sealing element formed, sealant.
- the sealing means can comprise, for example, an O-ring placed on the flow conditioner element and/or a shaft sealing ring placed on the flow conditioner element.
- the fluid line system further comprises a second (connection) socket, embodied, for example, as a branch line or as a line union and/or structurally identical to the first (connection) socket, with a sheathed by a wall, for example made of metal, located in a first nozzle end of the second (connecting) nozzle, for example spaced apart and/or circular, first and second flow openings to a second nozzle end in a second nozzle remote from the first nozzle end and in a second (connecting) ) Connector localized, for example circular, third flow opening extending lumen, wherein the first fluid line is connected with its second line end to the first line end of the second (connecting) nozzle, such that the second flow opening of the first fluid line into the first flow opening of the second ( Connection) nozzle opens, and wherein the second fluid line is connected with its second line end to the first line end of the second (connection) nozzle, such that the second flow opening of the second fluid line into the first nozzle end
- the fluid line system includes, for example, a detachable and/or through the third flow opening of the second (connection) piece and/or without a gap, inserted into the lumen of the second (connection) piece, for example on it at least with respect to an (imaginary) longitudinal axis of the second (connection) piece, locked against rotation and/or immovably along the same longitudinal axis and/or monolithic and/or cylindrical and/or metallic, second flow conditioner element with first and second flow channels connected fluidically in parallel, for example not circular-cylindrical and/or not frustoconical, of which second flow conditioner element has a first (flow conditioner) element end facing the first stub end of the second (port) stub and a second (flow conditioner) element end remote from the first (flow conditioner) element end facing the second stub end of the second (port) stub, wherein each first and second flow channels of the second flow conditioner element each extends from a respective first flow opening, e.g.
- the wall of the second (connecting) socket can have a first (socket) inner surface located in the region of its first socket end, for example at least partially planar and/or circular, and a frontal first (socket) inner surface facing the lumen (of the second socket), have lateral second (connector) inner surfaces that extend from the first connector end to the second connector end, adjoin the first (connector) inner surface, for example are at least partially (circular)cylindrical, for example in such a way that the first and second flow openings (of the second Socket) are located within the first (socket) inner surface (the wall of the second socket).
- the second flow conditioner element can form the first (flow conditioner) element end or face the first socket end of the second (connection) socket, for example at least partially planar and/or circular and/or contact the first inner surface of the second (connection) socket and/or the first (connector) inner surface of the second (connection) nozzle, at least partially complementary, front-side first outer surface, one of the lateral second (connector) inner surface of the wall of the second (connection) nozzle, for example the second inner surface of the second (connecting) socket contacting and/or at least partially complementary to the second inner surface of the second (connecting) socket and/or at least partially (circular)cylindrical, lateral second outer surface (shell surface) as well as a second socket end of the second (connecting) ) Connection piece facing, for example, at least partially curved and / or in a region adjacent to the wall of the second (connecting) connection piece (circular) ring-shaped, end-side third outer surface; this, for example, also in such a way that the second
- the latter further comprises a (transducer) protective housing, the (transducer) protective housing having a cavity surrounded by a wall, for example made of metal, within which the first and second fluid line are placed and wherein a first housing end of the protective housing by means of the first (connection) socket and a second housing end of the (transducer) protective housing by means of the second (connection) socket are formed in such a way that the protective housing at least partially delimits the cavity laterally Has side wall, which is fixed laterally both on the first (connection) socket, for example namely its first socket end, and on the second (connection) socket, for example namely its first socket end, or is connected thereto in each case in a materially bonded manner.
- the measuring transducer of the invention also comprises an electromechanical exciter arrangement which is set up to convert electrical power into mechanical power causing mechanical (useful) vibrations of the first and second fluid lines.
- an electromechanical exciter arrangement which is set up to convert electrical power into mechanical power causing mechanical (useful) vibrations of the first and second fluid lines.
- a sensor arrangement which is set up to detect mechanical vibrations of the first and second fluid lines and at least one vibration signal, for example electrical, representing vibrations of at least one of the first and second fluid lines, for example namely at least two vibration signals , to provide.
- the measuring transducer also includes an electromechanical exciter arrangement which is set up to convert electrical power into mechanical power causing mechanical (useful) vibrations of the first and second fluid lines.
- the exciter arrangement can also be set up to convert electrical power fed in by the measuring device electronics, for example by means of an electrical driver signal, into mechanical power causing mechanical vibrations of at least the first fluid line, for example both the first fluid line and a second fluid line.
- the measuring device electronics are electrically coupled to the exciter arrangement, for example in order to feed electrical power into the exciter arrangement by means of an electrical driver signal.
- the measuring transducer further comprises a sensor arrangement which is set up to detect mechanical vibrations of the first and second fluid lines and at least one vibration signal, for example electrical, representing vibrations of at least one of the first and second fluid lines, for example viz at least two vibration signals.
- the measuring device electronics are electrically coupled to the sensor arrangement and set up to process the at least one vibration signal, for example to determine measured values for the at least one measured variable by means of the at least one vibration signal.
- a basic idea of the invention is to technically simplify the production of fluid line systems of the type in question or to enable a more cost-effective production of fluid line systems individually adapted to specific operating conditions compared to conventional fluid line systems by influencing or conditioning the flow
- Components that are usually very expensive to produce are provided in the form of a much more cost-effective prefabricated flow conditioning element, which (initially separate) flow conditioning element is inserted into a corresponding (connection) socket with a lumen that is as uniform as possible, for example circular-cylindrical, and is therefore insoluble, especially not without deformation , damage or destruction of Flow conditioning element and / or the (connection) socket ns is detachably or non-removably connected.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional (side) view of a fluid line system according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a sectional (exploded) view of the fluid line system according to FIG. 1 partially dismantled into individual parts;
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic, sectional side view of a further exemplary embodiment of a fluid line system according to the invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective side view of a further exemplary embodiment of a fluid line system according to the invention.
- FIG. 7 schematizes a fluid line system according to FIG. 6 in a perspective second side view
- FIG. 8 shows a sectioned (side) view of a part of a fluid line system according to FIGS. 6 and 7;
- FIGS. 6, 7 or 8 schematizes a side view of a measuring transducer formed by means of a fluid line system according to FIGS. 6, 7 or 8 and serving to measure at least one physical measured variable of a fluid flowing in a pipeline.
- Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are schematic representations of exemplary embodiments or details of a fluid line system useful for guiding a fluid, for example a fluid to be measured.
- the fluid line system can, among other things, also be a component of a measuring transducer that is useful, for example, for measuring at least one measured variable of a fluid medium, in particular a gas, a liquid or a dispersion, carried in a pipeline, for example a vibronic measuring transducer, for example according to one of the publications mentioned at the beginning EP-A 816 807, US-A 2001/0037690, US-A 2008/0184816, US-A 2017/0219398, US-A 48 23 613, US-A 56 02 345, US-A 57 96 011, WO- A 90/15310, WO-A 00/08423, WO-A 2006/107297, WO-A 2006/118557, WO-A 2008/059262, WO-A 2008/013545, WO-A 2009/048457, WO-A 2009/078880, WO-A 2009/120223, WO-A 2009/123632, WO-A 2010/059157, WO
- the fluid line system can, for example, also be part of a transfer point for goods traffic that is subject to legal metrology, such as a dispenser for fuel or a transfer point.
- the at least one measured variable can be, for example, a density or a viscosity of the fluid.
- the measured variable can also be a temperature or a flow parameter of the fluid, for example a mass flow, a volume flow or a flow rate.
- the fluid line system comprises a first (connecting) socket 100, embodied, for example, as a line branching or as a line union, with a wall-encased, located in a first socket end 100+ of the first (connecting) socket 100 (at a lateral distance from one another), e.g. circular, first and second flow openings up to a lumen 100* located in a second stub end 100#, e.g the first fluid line 200 connected to the (connection) socket 100 and a second fluid line 300 connected to the (connection) socket 100.
- a first (connecting) socket 100 embodied, for example, as a line branching or as a line union, with a wall-encased, located in a first socket end 100+ of the first (connecting) socket 100 (at a lateral distance from one another), e.g. circular, first and second flow openings up to a lumen 100* located in a second stub end 100#, e.g the first fluid line 200 connected to the (
- the fluid line system can, for example, be integrated into the aforementioned pipeline in such a way that the (connection) socket 100 with respect to a flow direction of the through the fluid line system or a measuring transducer formed therewith is arranged on the inlet side and/or that the fluid or the measured material is allowed to flow in a predetermined flow direction through the pipeline and the fluid line system incorporated in the same pipeline.
- the wall of the (connecting) socket 100 has a frontal first (socket) inner surface located in the region of its socket end 100+ (facing the lumen of the socket 100) and a frontal first (socket) inner surface adjoining the aforementioned first (socket) inner surface, extending up to the Prong end 100# extending lateral second (prong) inner surface (facing the lumen of prong 100) forms the aforesaid first and second (prong) inner surfaces.
- the first and second flow openings of the prong 100 are located within the first (prong) inner surface.
- the first (connector) inner surface can advantageously be at least partially, especially predominantly or completely, circular and/or at least partially, especially predominantly or completely, planar and/or the second (connector) inner surface can advantageously be at least partially , esp. Be predominantly or completely, (circular) cylindrical.
- Each of the first and second fluid lines 200, 300 of the fluid line system embodied, for example, as a rigid and/or at least partially circular-cylindrical tube and/or of identical construction, has a wall-encased line extending from a line end 200+ or 300+ in each case located, especially circular, first flow opening up to a located in a respective second line end 200# or 300#, respectively, extending lumen 200* or 300*, especially circular, second flow opening.
- the fluid line 200 is connected with its first line end 200+ to the first line end 100+ of the first (connecting) socket 100 in such a way that the first flow opening of that fluid line 200 flows into the first flow opening of the (connecting) Connector 100 opens and the fluid line 300 is connected with its first line end 300+ to the first line end 100+ of the (connection) connector 100 in such a way that the first flow opening of the fluid line 300 opens into the second flow opening of the (connection) connector 100.
- Each of the fluid lines can also be at least partially, especially V-shaped and/or U-shaped and/or arc-shaped, curved and/or, as also indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, at least partially straight, especially hollow-cylindrical .
- Both the wall of the socket and the wall of the first and second fluid lines can each be made of metal, for example at least partially, especially also completely, made of stainless steel such as stainless steel, duplex steel or superduplex steel.
- one or more of the walls of the fluid lines and/or the wall of the socket made of AISI 304, AISI 304L, AISI 316L, WNr. 1.4401, WNo. 1.4404, UNS S31603, WNr. 1.4410, WNo. 14501, Hastelloy B or Hastelloy C, for example Hastelloy C-22, or a nickel-molybdenum alloy, for example a nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloy.
- the walls of the fluid lines 200, 300 can be made of the same material and/or the wall of the socket 100 can be made of the same material as the wall of at least one of the fluid lines.
- the fluid line system according to the invention as also shown schematically in FIG.
- (first) flow conditioner element 400 having flow channels (401*, 402*), which is inserted into the lumen of the (connecting) nozzle 100; in particular in such a way that the flow conditioner element 400 is inserted through the third flow opening of the (connection) piece 100 into the lumen of the first (connection) piece and/or that the flow conditioner element 400 (in the final installed position) on the (connecting) socket 100 at least with respect to an (imaginary) longitudinal axis of the (connecting) socket locked against rotation and/or at least immovably locked along that longitudinal axis and/or with respect to the (connecting) socket 100 essentially without a gap inside whose lumen is positioned.
- the flow conditioner element 400 is made of a material that is thermally and/or chemically compatible with the material of the wall of the (connecting) socket 100 and/or with the fluid to be conveyed in the fluid line system, in particular a metal, a plastic or also a ceramic, and/or the flow conditioner element 400 is at least partially, for example also predominantly or completely, made by a master mold method, for example also by a free space method, a powder bed method or another generative or additive (3D printing) manufacturing method, manufactured.
- the flow conditioner element 400 as also shown in Fig. 1 or 2 or also in Fig. 3, can also be, for example, essentially sleeve-shaped or at least partially (circular) cylindrical or, as also shown in Fig. 4, for example, be formed substantially disc-shaped.
- the flow conditioner element 400 is inserted into the (connecting) socket 100, as can also be seen from a combination of FIGS. 1 and 2, in such a way that (in the final installation position) a first (flow conditioner) element end 400+ dem Spigot end 100+ of the (connecting) socket 100 faces or proximal and that a (flow conditioner) element end 400+ distal or opposite the second (flow conditioner) element end 400# faces away from the socket end 100+ or the socket end 100 # of the (connecting) socket 100 faces or is proximal.
- the flow conditioner element 400 also has an end face that forms the first (flow conditioner) element end 400+ or (in the final installed position) faces the socket end 100+ or the aforementioned first (socket) inner surface, first (Conditioner) outer surface as well as a lateral, for example at least partially (circular) cylindrical, second (conditioner) outer surface (lateral surface) adjoining or (in the final installation position) facing the aforementioned lateral second (connector) inner surface.
- the flow conditioner element 400 can have an essentially (circular) ring-shaped, front-side third (conditioner) outer surface, for example in a (narrow) area directly adjoining the second (conditioner) outer surface.
- the flow conditioner element 400 is shaped in such a way that its first (conditioner) outer surface is at least partially, for example also predominantly or completely, complementary to the aforementioned first (connector) inner surface and/or that its second (conditioner) outer surface is formed at least partially, for example also predominantly or completely, complementary to the aforementioned second (connector) inner surface.
- the flow conditioner element 400 of the fluid line system has first and second flow channels (401*, 402*) which are fluidically connected in parallel and are not circular-cylindrical and/or not in the shape of a truncated cone, from which both the first flow channel 401* and the second flow channel 402* in each case from a, for example, circular, respective first flow opening located in an area of the first (flow conditioner) element end 400+ to an esp. non-circular, located in an area of the second (flow conditioner) element end 400+, respective second flow opening extends.
- the first flow openings of the first and second flow channels 401*, 402* are within the aforementioned first (conditioner) outer surface and/or the second flow openings of the first and second flow channels 401*, 402* are within the aforementioned third (Conditioner) outer surface located.
- the second flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape that differs from a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) and/or has the second flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) has a (cross-sectional) shape deviating from a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element).
- the first flow opening of the first flow channel can have a (cross-sectional) shape corresponding to a (cross-sectional) shape of the first flow opening of (connecting) piece 100 and/or the first flow opening of the second flow channel can have a (cross-sectional) shape of the second flow opening of the (connecting) socket 100 have a corresponding (cross-sectional) shape; for example also such that the first flow opening of the first flow channel 401* and the first flow opening of the second flow channel 402* are of the same size and/or that the first Flow opening of the first flow channel 401* and the first flow opening of the (connecting) socket 100 and the first flow opening of the second flow channel 402* and the second flow opening of the (connecting) socket 100 are of the same size.
- the first flow channel (of the flow conditioner element) can have a shape that is the same as a shape of the second flow channel (of the flow conditioner element).
- the flow conditioner element 400 is also positioned and aligned in the (connecting) socket 100 such that, as also shown in Fig. 1, a portion of the aforementioned first flow channel of the flow conditioner element 400 extends through the (connecting) socket 100 as well as the first flow path (of the fluid line system) involving the lumen 200* of the fluid line 200 and a second flow path also extending partially through the (connecting) piece 100 and involving the aforementioned second flow channel of the flow conditioner element 400 and the lumen 300* of the fluid line 300 ( of the fluid line system) are formed.
- the aforementioned third (conditioner) outer surface with the second flow openings of the first and second flow channels 401*, 402* located therein forms a (first) bifurcation (of the fluid line system) that connects the first and second flow paths within the (connecting) socket 100.
- (connecting) piece 100 and flow conditioner element 400 can advantageously also be configured such that at least the area corresponding to the installed position of flow conditioner element 400 of the lumen of the connecting piece 100 is of essentially (circular) cylindrical design and a corresponding inner diameter of the (connecting) connecting piece 100, at least in the same area, essentially corresponds to a corresponding outer diameter of the equally (circular) cylindrical flow conditioner element 400, for example only by a slight amount that just allows the flow conditioner element 400 to be inserted into the lumen of the (connecting) nozzle 100.
- the wall of the (connecting) socket 100 can also be designed in such a way that it has a (smallest) inner diameter in an area adjacent to the socket end 100# which is larger--for example by more than 1 mm--than is a (largest) outer diameter of the flow conditioner element 400, for example to thereby facilitate the insertion of the flow conditioner element 400 into the nozzle 100.
- the flow conditioner element 400 is furthermore shaped and positioned within the (connecting) nozzle 100 such that its first (conditioner) outer surface at least partially for example also predominantly or also essentially without a gap, and/or that its second (conditioner) outer surface contacts the aforementioned second (connector) inner surface of the first (connecting) socket at least partially, for example also predominantly or also essentially without a gap, for example, to prevent fluid from entering an area between the wall of the nozzle 100 and the flow conditioner element 400 .
- the fluid line system as also shown schematically in Fig.
- sealing means 800 can also be located within the lumen (connection) socket 100, namely at least partially between the second inner surface (the wall of the first socket) and the second outer surface (of the flow conditioner element ) positioned sealing means 800 formed, for example, by means of at least one annular sealing element.
- the sealing means 800 comprise at least one O-ring placed on the flow conditioner element 400 and/or a shaft sealing ring placed on the flow conditioner element 400 .
- the flow conditioning element 400 is fixed to the connection piece 100 or its wall, but cannot be detached, in particular it cannot be dismantled or not without deforming or damaging it, possibly also not without destroying the flow conditioning element 400 itself and/or not (again) detachably, for example namely materially and/or positively and/or non-positively, without deformation or damage, possibly also not without destroying the (connecting) socket 100 .
- the flow conditioner element 400 and the (connection) stub 100 can be permanently connected to one another, for example, by the flow conditioner element 400 being stretched into the (connection) stub 100 and/or by the flow conditioner element 400 being inserted into the (connection) stub 100, such as also indicated in Fig.
- connection piece 100 must be shaped in such a way that the flow conditioner element 400 and the (connection) piece 100 are complementary to one another, although an incorrect installation position of the flow conditioner element 400 have preventing outer or inner contours, for example such that the flow conditioner element 400 has an (inner) contour, for example in the form of one or more grooves and/or one or more blind holes, with one or more straight sections and that the (connection -) Connection piece 100 has an (outer) contour, for example in the form
- the fluid line system also comprises, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8 and 9 or as can be seen from their combination, a connected to the first and second fluid lines - designed accordingly as a line branch or as a line union - Second (connecting) nozzle 500 with a wall encased, located in a first nozzle end 500+ of the (connecting) nozzle 500 (laterally spaced apart), for example circular, first and second flow openings up to one in a Lumen 500* located at the remote socket end 500+, for example held by a connecting flange, second socket end 500# of the same (connecting) socket 500, esp. circular, third flow opening extending.
- the connector 500 which is structurally identical to the (connecting) connector 100, for example, is also connected to the first and second fluid lines in such a way that each two fluid lines 200, 300 are connected to the line end 500+ with their respective second line end (200#, 300#). and that the second flow opening of the fluid line 200 opens into the first flow opening (of the (connection) socket 500) and the second flow opening of the fluid line 300 into the second flow opening (of the socket 500).
- a fluid line system formed in this way can also be intended to be incorporated into a pipeline system in such a way that the socket end 100# is connected to a tube end of a first pipeline segment of the pipeline system that faces the fluid line system and/or that the socket end 500# is connected to a tube end that faces the fluid line system
- Pipe end of a second pipe segment of the pipe system is fluidly connected, esp. Forming a fluid channel extending from the first pipe segment to the second pipe segment and/or free of leakage.
- the wall of the (connecting) socket 500 has a frontal first (socket) inner surface located in the region of its socket end 500+ (facing the lumen of the socket 500), within which the first and second flow openings of the socket 500 are located, and a lateral second (connector) inner surface adjoining the aforementioned first (connector) inner surface and extending up to the connection end 500# (facing the lumen of the connection piece 500).
- the first (connector) inner surface can advantageously be at least partially, especially predominantly or completely, circular and/or at least partially, especially predominantly or completely, be planar and/or the second (connector) inner surface can advantageously be at least partially, especially predominantly or completely, (circular) cylindrical.
- first (flow conditioner) element end 700+ faces nozzle end 500+ and a second (flow conditioner) element end 700# remote therefrom faces nozzle end 500#.
- the flow conditioner element 700 also has first and second, for example non-circular cylindrical and/or non-truncated, fluidically connected in parallel
- the flow conditioner element 700 is also positioned and aligned in the (connecting) nozzle 500 that the aforementioned first flow opening located in the (flow conditioner) element end 700+, esp. circular, to an im (Flow conditioner) element end 700# located, esp. Non-circular, respective second flow opening.
- the flow conditioner element 700 is also positioned and aligned in the (connecting) nozzle 500 that the aforementioned first
- the flow conditioner element 700 is designed and arranged in the socket 500 in such a way that a first outer surface of the flow conditioner element 700, in particular at least partially planar and/or at least partially circular, forms its element end 700+ or faces the socket end 500+ is, for example, namely in contact with the aforementioned first (socket) inner surface of the wall of the (connecting) socket 500 and/or is at least partially complementary to the same first (socket) inner surface.
- the flow conditioner element 700 is designed and arranged in the socket 500 in such a way that a lateral second outer surface (lateral surface ) of the flow conditioner element 700 faces the second (connector) inner surface, in particular contacts the second (connector) inner surface and that a region of the second (connection) connector, for example at least partially curved and/or in a region adjoining the wall (Circular) ring-shaped front-side third outer surface of the flow conditioner element 700 facing the nozzle end 700#.
- the first flow openings are the first and second
- Flow channels 701*, 702* of the flow conditioner element 700 within the aforementioned first (conditioner) outer surface and/or the second flow openings of the first and second flow channels 701*, 702* are within the aforementioned third (conditioner) outer surface located.
- Flow conditioner element 700 can, for example, be structurally identical to flow conditioner element 400 used in connection piece 100 .
- the flow conditioner element 700 can also have a design that deviates from a design of the flow conditioner element 400 used in the connecting piece 100, for example in such a way that at least the third outer surface of the flow conditioner element 700 has a (spatial) shape that differs from a (spatial) Shape of the third outer surface of the flow conditioner element 400 differs.
- the fluid line 200 is also set up according to a further embodiment of the invention for fluid to flow through and to be allowed to vibrate during this time.
- the fluid line 300 can also be set up for fluid to flow through it and to be allowed to vibrate at the same time; This can also be done, for example, in such a way that fluid flows through the two fluid lines 200, 300 simultaneously and/or they are allowed to vibrate simultaneously, especially in opposite directions.
- the fluid line system also has a sensor arrangement which is set up to provide at least one measurement signal s1 representing the at least one measurement variable, for example an electrical and/or analog measurement signal s1; this in particular in such a way that the measurement signal s1 has at least one signal parameter which is dependent on the measurement variable, namely follows changes in the measurement variable with a corresponding change.
- a signal level dependent on the at least one measured variable, a signal frequency dependent on the same measured variable and/or a phase angle of the measured signal dependent on the same measured variable can in turn serve as a signal parameter dependent on the measured variable.
- the sensor arrangement can, as indicated in Fig. 9, outside of the fluid lines 300, 200 nevertheless be placed in their vicinity, for example in such a way that the sensor arrangement is at least on one of the
- Fluid lines 300, 200 is attached.
- the sensor arrangement is also set up to detect mechanical vibrations of at least one of the two aforementioned fluid lines 300, 200, for example flexural vibrations of the fluid line 300 and/or the fluid line 200 at one or more resonant frequencies inherent in the fluid line system, and at least one vibration provide an oscillation signal representing at least one of the fluid lines or serving as a measurement signal.
- the sensor arrangement can have, for example, an electrodynamic and/or oscillating movements of the two fluid lines 300, 200 differentially detecting oscillation sensor 51.
- the fluid line system or the measuring transducer formed with it also has an electro-mechanical excitation arrangement which is set up to convert electrical power into mechanical vibrations of the fluid lines, for example the aforementioned bending vibrations of the fluid line 300 and/or the fluid line 200 to convert causing mechanical power.
- the same exciter arrangement can be formed, for example, by means of at least one vibration exciter 41 acting electrodynamically and/or differentially on the two fluid lines 300, 200.
- the fluid line system is intended to measure a mass flow based on Coriolis forces generated in the flowing fluid, the sensor arrangement or the fluid line system formed with it, as also indicated in Fig.
- the vibration sensor 51 can also be used in addition to the vibration sensor 51 have at least one second vibration sensor 52 for generating at least one second vibration measurement signal, which corresponds to the measured variable--especially an electrical and/or analog one--and is useful as a second measurement signal s2.
- the vibration sensor 52 can be of the same construction as the vibration sensor 51 and/or can be positioned at the same distance as the vibration sensor 51 from the fluid line 300 or the fluid lines 300, 200. Alternatively or in addition, the vibration sensors 51 , 52 can be positioned symmetrically with respect to the aforementioned vibration exciter 41 .
- a measuring device formed by means of the aforementioned fluid line system can also have a measuring device electrically coupled to the sensor arrangement, for example by means of at least one microprocessor and/or a digital signal processor (DSP).
- DSP digital signal processor
- - Include and operating electronics which in turn can be housed in an advantageous manner in a sufficiently dust- and water-tight or impact and explosion-proof protective housing.
- such measurement and operating electronics can also be set up to process at least one measurement signal s1 or measurement signals s1, s2, for example to determine measurement values for the at least one measurement variable using measurement signal s1 and/or measurement signal s2.
- the measuring and operating electronics can also be electrically coupled to the same vibration exciter 41 and also set up to feed an electrical excitation signal e1 into the aforementioned vibration exciter 41, and the vibration exciter 41 can also be set up to convert electrical power fed in by means of excitation signal e1 into mechanical (useful) vibrations of at least fluid line 200 or into mechanical power that causes mechanical (useful) vibrations of both fluid line 300 and fluid line 200.
- the fluid line system can also include a protective housing 1000 for the fluid lines 300, 200, not least when it is used in a measuring transducer or measuring device.
- the protective housing 1000 has a cavity surrounded by a wall, within which the fluid line 200 and at least the fluid line 300 are placed.
- its wall can consist, for example, of a Metal, such as stainless steel, and/or, as is quite common and indicated in FIG. 9, be at least partially hollow-cylindrical.
- a protective housing 1000 for the fluid lines 300, 200, not least when it is used in a measuring transducer or measuring device.
- the protective housing 1000 has a cavity surrounded by a wall, within which the fluid line 200 and at least the fluid line 300 are placed.
- its wall can consist, for example, of a Metal, such as stainless steel, and/or, as is quite common and indicated in FIG. 9, be at least partially hollow-cylindrical.
- a first housing end 1000+ of the protective housing 1000 can also be formed by means of the (connecting) socket 100, for example in such a way that the (connecting) socket 100 is an integral part of the protective housing and/or that the Protective housing 1000 has a side wall which laterally delimits the aforementioned cavity and which is fixed laterally to the (connecting) socket 100 or is materially connected to it.
- a second housing end 1000# of the same protective housing 1000 can also be formed by means of the aforementioned second (connection) socket 500, for example in such a way that both the first (connection) socket 100 and the second (connection) socket are each integral Part of the protective housing is or that the protective housing 1000 has a cavity laterally delimiting side wall, which is laterally both on the first (connection) socket 100, esp. whose first socket end is fixed or bonded to it.
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