GB2342444B - Multiple frequency doppler flow meter - Google Patents

Multiple frequency doppler flow meter

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GB2342444B
GB2342444B GB9923549A GB9923549A GB2342444B GB 2342444 B GB2342444 B GB 2342444B GB 9923549 A GB9923549 A GB 9923549A GB 9923549 A GB9923549 A GB 9923549A GB 2342444 B GB2342444 B GB 2342444B
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flow meter
multiple frequency
doppler flow
frequency doppler
meter
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Robert A Moss
Michael Masterov
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Polysonics Inc
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Polysonics Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P5/00—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
    • G01P5/24—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
    • G01P5/241—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave by using reflection of acoustical waves, i.e. Doppler-effect
    • 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
    • G01F1/663—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 by measuring Doppler frequency shift
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01F1/704—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
    • G01F1/708—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance
    • G01F1/712—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance using auto-correlation or cross-correlation detection means
GB9923549A 1998-10-06 1999-10-05 Multiple frequency doppler flow meter Expired - Lifetime GB2342444B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US09/166,989 US6408699B1 (en) 1998-10-06 1998-10-06 Multiple frequency Doppler flow meter

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GB9923549D0 GB9923549D0 (en) 1999-12-08
GB2342444A GB2342444A (en) 2000-04-12
GB2342444B true GB2342444B (en) 2003-06-18

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JP (1) JP2000111376A (US06408699-20020625-M00009.png)
DE (1) DE19948805A1 (US06408699-20020625-M00009.png)
FR (1) FR2784182A1 (US06408699-20020625-M00009.png)
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GB2342444A (en) 2000-04-12
JP2000111376A (ja) 2000-04-18
GB9923549D0 (en) 1999-12-08
DE19948805A1 (de) 2000-06-21
US6408699B1 (en) 2002-06-25

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