NL1044073B1 - Differential pressure flow cone meter - Google Patents
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- 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
- G01F1/05—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 using mechanical effects
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- G01F1/36—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 using mechanical effects by measuring pressure or differential pressure the pressure or differential pressure being created by the use of flow constriction
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- 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
- G01F1/86—Indirect mass flowmeters, e.g. measuring volume flow and density, temperature or pressure
- G01F1/88—Indirect mass flowmeters, e.g. measuring volume flow and density, temperature or pressure with differential-pressure measurement to determine the volume flow
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Abstract
Differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following ISO 5167, including a cone shaped body, wherein the cone shaped body (1) is made from plastic and/or of one or more injection molded parts (11A, 11B), with an integral condensate shield. Also there is provided a differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following ISO 5167, for including a cone shaped body, wherein the cone shaped body has a conical side wall and a top wall, that enclose a internal chamber, wherein the top wall includes a downstream fluid port allowing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an environment of the cone shaped body.
Description
Title: Differential pressure flow cone meter The invention relates to a differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following the ISO 5167 standard.
Differential pressure-based flow meters are commonly used in mdustrial applications. Typically, they make use of an orifice, or venturi shaped channel which generates a pressure drop. This pressure drop is a function of the actual flow in the channel.
This invention is about a cone-type flow meter optimized for wet (multi- phase) gas flow, It can be used for compressed air applications, directly in the discharge pipe of an air compressor, where the air is 100% saturated with water and may contain pollutant such as oil, dust and VOC's from it's surrounding environment. In this harsh application, the temperatures can be high (100 degrees C) and installation length is often short.
According to an aspect, the present invention provides a method to manufacture a cone shaped flow meter in an economie way, by application of modern injection molding / 3D printing technology combined with traditional metal machined parts. Thanks to the use of this modern manufacturing technology, new features have been added to the pre- described design, which improve performance in multi-phase flow applications.
Compared to traditional welded structures, this invention offers a higher production quality at a fraction of the costs. Manual labor (welding, alignment, quality control) has been eliminated to a great extent, The new design integrates a condensate shield, an internal meander structure and an air-foil shaped support structure. The performance of this design in wet/ saturated compressed air or other multi- phase flows is much better compared to traditional cone meters, as water is prevented from dripping into the pressure sensing holes,
Further, according to an aspect, the invention provides a differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following 150 5167, including a cone shaped body, wherein the cone shaped body (1) is made from plastic and/or of one or more injection molded parts, preferably with an integral condensate shield.
Advantageously, the meter includes one or more of the following features: ‘the cone shaped body integrally includes a plastic mounting structure for mounting the body in a fhud duct; -at least part of the cone shaped body of the flow meter is 3D printed; -the flow meter contains or is associated with a memory chip to store meter information: -the flow meter comprises a number of exchangeable components, for easy and quick service; -a temperature sensor to measure a temperature at or near the cone shaped body; the cone shaped body includes a downstream fluid port that is axially covered by a condensate shield; - the cone shaped body has a conical side wall and a top wall, eg. a conical top wall, that enclose a internal chamber, wherein the top wall includes a downstream fluid port, e.g. an aperture, allowing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an environment of the cone shaped body; -wherem the conical side wall internal chamber is divided by a partition wall into a downstream section and an upstream section, wherein an upstream tip section of the conical body meludes an upstream fluid port allowing fluid communication between the upstream section of the chamber and the environment of the tip section of the cone shaped body;
the conical side wall of the conical body includes at least one lateral fluid port for providing fluid communication to a laterally extending duct; wherein the conical body includes a shield structure, e.g. a labyrinth or meander structure, extending in the internal chamber between the lateral fluid port and the downstream fluid port; the conical body is provided with at least one laterally extending duct, wherein a center-line of the laterally extending duct includes an angle with an axial center line of the conical body that is smaller than 90 degrees, e.g. an angle in the range of 1-45 degrees; the cone shaped body is mounted, preferably centrally, in a duct or duct section; and/or -a sensor unit configured for detecting or measuring a differential pressure associated with the cone shaped body, in particular via at least one fluid communication between the sensor unit ant the cone shaped body.
Further, an aspect of the mvention, which can be combined with one or more of the above-mentioned aspects, 1s characterized by a differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following ISO 5167, including a cone shaped body, wherein the cone shaped body has a conical side wall and a top wall, e.g. a conical top wall, that enclose a internal chamber, wherein the top wall includes a downstream fluid port, e.g. an aperture, allowing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an environment of the cone shaped body.
In a preferred embodiment, the conical side wall internal chamber is divided by a partition wall into a downstream section and an upstream section, wherein an upstream tip section of the conical body includes an upstream fluid port allowing fluid communication between the upstream section of the chamber and the environment of the tip section of the cone shaped body.
Preferably, the conical side wall of the conical body includes at least one lateral fluid port for providing fluid communication to a laterally extending duct.
Preferably, the conical body includes a shield structure, e.g. a labyrinth or meander structure, extending in the internal chamber between the lateral fluid port and the downstream fluid port.
Preferably, wherein the conical body is provided with at least one laterally extending duet, wherein a centerline of the laterally extending duet includes an angle with an axial center line of the conical body that is smaller than 90 degrees, e.g. an angle in the range of 1-45 degrees, Preferably, the cone shaped body is mounted, preferably centrally, in a duct or duet section.
Preferably the cone shaped body is made from plastic and/or of one or more injection molded parts, preferably with an integral condensate shield.
Preferably the cone shaped body integrally includes a plastic mounting structure for mounting the body in a fluid duct.
Preferably at least part of the cone shaped body of the flow meter is 3D printed Further there is provided a fluid duct including at least one flow meter according to the invention.
Also, there is provided a use of a flow meter according to the mvention, wherein the flow meter is arranged such that an axial center line of its cone shaped body is oriented in a substantially vertical direction.
SURVEY OP DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a non-limiting embodiment of the mvention; Figure 2 shows a front view of the embodiment of Fig. 1;
Figure 3 shows a side view of the embodiment of Fig. 1, including a sensor unit; Figure 4 shows a cross-section over line IV-IV of Fig. 2; Figure 5 shows a perspective view of part of the embodiment of Fig. 1; 5 Figure 6 shows a cross-section, similar to Fig. 4, of the part shown in Figure 5; Figure 7 shows a front view of the part shown in Fig. 5; Figure 8 shows a side view of the part shown in Fig. 5; and Figure 9 shows a sensor unit of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
Similar or corresponding features are denoted by similar or corresponding reference signs in this application.
The drawings show a non-limiting implementation of the cone meter. The meter preferably includes two injection molded shapes 11A, 11B, which are joined by either glue, laser welding or ultrasonic welding. The shapes preferably feature an internal meander structure 13 and a special condensate protection cap 2 which are all integral part of the injection molded structure, Alternatively, these parts can be manufactured as separate components.
After the shapes have been joined together, they can be mounted nto a metal flange dise 4, which holds the pressure channels and an optional temperature sensor, The temperature sensor may be exposed directly to the medium or may be potted into the metal flange disc 4. The flange disc can be made intelligent by adding a small microchip which contains geometrical data of the assembly, can be needed for calculations by the transmitter 6 of a sensor unit W.
To facilitate service, all components are preferably designed in a modular way, and can be serviced individually. The transmitter of the sensor unit W is connected to the flange disc by means of a special process connector 5 which can be serviced when the unit is pressurized.
The transmitter can contain a differential pressure sensor, an absolute or gage pressure sensor and means to readout the temperature sensor.
Pressure ports P1B and P2B on the transmitter correspond with ports on the cone meter P1A and P2A.
The temperature sensor connector T1 provides an electrical contact to read out cone meter memory and temperature signal.
The transmitter 6 can calculate mass flow and volume flow based on these parameters and provides an output to the user via a display 7 and a connector 8 provides various digital / analog interfaces.
Also, as follows from the above, the drawings 1-9 show a differential pressure flow cone meter, preferably following ISO 5167, including a cone shaped body 1, wherein the cone shaped body 1 is made from plastic and/or of one or more injection molded parts 114, 118, preferably with an integral condensate shield.
The cone shaped body can integrally include a plastic mounting structure for mounting the body in a fluid duct.
At least part of the cone shaped body 1 of the flow meter, preferably the entire cone shaped body, can be 3D printed The flow meter can contain or be associated with a memory chip to store meter information, The meter preferably includes a temperature sensor measure a temperature at or near the cone shaped body.
The cone shaped hody can include a downstream fluid port that is axially covered by a condensate shield 2. As follows from the drawings the cone shaped body can include a conical side wall and a top wall, e.g. a conical top wall, that enclose a internal chamber, wherein the top wall includes a downstream fluid port, e.g. an aperture, allowing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an environment of the cone shaped body.
The conical side wall internal chamber can be divided by a partition wall 50 into a downstream section and an upstream section,
wherein an upstream tip section of the conical body includes an upstream fluid port allowing fluid communication between the upstream section of the chamber and the environment of the tip section of the cone shaped body.
The conical side wall of the conical body can elude at least one lateral fluid port for providing fluid communication to a laterally extending duct.
The conical body can includes a shield structure, e.g. a labyrinth or meander structure 18, extending in the internal chamber between the lateral fluid port and the downstream fluid port.
The conical body can be provided with at least one laterally extending duct, wherein a center-line of the laterally extending duct includes an angle with an axial center line of the conical body that is smaller than 90 degrees, e.g. an angle in the range of 1-45 degrees.
The cone shaped body is mounted, preferably centrally, in a duet or duct section (e.g. in the flange disc 4).
The meter preferably includes a sensor unit W configured for detecting or measuring a differential pressure associated with the cone shaped body, in particular via at least one fluid communication between the sensor unit ant the cone shaped body.
Also, as follows from the drawing the cone shaped body 1 can have a conical side wall and a top wall, e.g. a conical top wall, that enclose a internal chamber, wherein the top wall includes a downstream fluid port, e.g. an aperture, allowing fluid communication between the internal chamber and an environment of the cone shaped body.
For example, the flange disc 4 with further cone meter parts 1, W can be mounted in or be part of a fluid duct, During use the flow meter can be arranged in various ways. The present cone meter is particularly advantageous in case it is arranged such that an axial center line of its cone shaped body is oriented in a substantially vertical direction, e.g. in view of improved condensate drainage.
It is self-evident that the invention is not limited to the above-described exemplary embodiments.
Various modifications ave possible within the framework of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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