IT1209574B - Apparecchiatura e procedimento per la misurazione di intervalli di tempo, particolarmente per misurare il tempo di transito di energia ad ultrasuoni che attraversa un mezzo fluido. - Google Patents

Apparecchiatura e procedimento per la misurazione di intervalli di tempo, particolarmente per misurare il tempo di transito di energia ad ultrasuoni che attraversa un mezzo fluido.

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IT1209574B
IT1209574B IT8422114A IT2211484A IT1209574B IT 1209574 B IT1209574 B IT 1209574B IT 8422114 A IT8422114 A IT 8422114A IT 2211484 A IT2211484 A IT 2211484A IT 1209574 B IT1209574 B IT 1209574B
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measure
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fluid medium
ultrasonic energy
time intervals
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David Russell Wallace
James M Korba
James E Matson
Lawrence C Lynnworth
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Panametrics
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66Measuring 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
    • G01F1/667Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01PMEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P5/00Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
    • G01P5/24Measuring 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
    • G01P5/245Measuring 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 measuring transit time of acoustical waves
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836Flow rate, liquid level

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
IT8422114A 1983-07-29 1984-07-30 Apparecchiatura e procedimento per la misurazione di intervalli di tempo, particolarmente per misurare il tempo di transito di energia ad ultrasuoni che attraversa un mezzo fluido. IT1209574B (it)

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US06/518,738 US4515021A (en) 1983-07-29 1983-07-29 Intervalometer time measurement apparatus and method

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US (1) US4515021A (it)
EP (1) EP0154640A4 (it)
JP (1) JPS60502171A (it)
IT (1) IT1209574B (it)
WO (1) WO1985000653A1 (it)

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