WO2004020958A1 - 熱式流量計 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a flow meter, and more particularly to a thermal flow meter that can accurately measure a flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipe without being affected by an external environment.
- the integrating flow meter is equipped with a flow rate sensor that measures the instantaneous flow rate of the fluid flowing through the fluid passage, and measures the integrated flow rate from the instantaneous flow rate. It is desirable that the measuring accuracy is high.
- the gas meter measures the instantaneous flow rate of the gas flowing through the gas pipe, for example.
- the thermal type flow sensor has a pair of temperature detecting elements Ru and Rd each composed of a resistance temperature sensor provided on a silicon base B and separated from each other in a fluid flow direction F.
- the sensor element 1 is configured as a sensor chip 1, and a heating element Rh composed of a heating resistor is provided between the temperature detecting elements Ru and Rd on the silicon base B, and a temperature detecting element Rr composed of a temperature measuring resistor is provided. Is provided separately from the heater element Rh.
- the sensor chip 1 is attached to a pipe 10 as illustrated in FIG. 6, and at this time, the temperature detecting elements Ru, Rd, Rr and the heater element Rh are arranged facing a fluid passage defined by the pipe 10. Is done.
- the temperature of the fluid passing therethrough is detected by the temperature detecting elements Ru, Rd, and Rr. Also, during temperature detection, the heater element Rh is energized.
- a bridge circuit including a heater element Rh and a temperature detection element Rr as described in JP-A-2003-121232 is disclosed. 2003/011096
- the heater drive circuit performs feedback control of the voltage applied to the bridge circuit based on the bridge output voltage, so that the heat generation temperature of the heater element Rh is more constant than the fluid temperature (ambient temperature) detected by the temperature detection element Rr. The temperature is kept high.
- the heat generated from the heating element Rh is transmitted to the temperature detecting elements Ru and Rd via the silicon base B and the fluid flowing along the silicon base B.
- the amount of heat transferred to the temperature detecting element R d downstream of the heater element R in the fluid flow direction F is larger than the amount of heat transferred to the upstream temperature detecting element Ru, and the difference in the amount of heat transferred is It increases as the fluid flow rate increases. Therefore, the fluid temperature detected by the temperature detecting element Rd is higher than the fluid temperature detected by the temperature detecting element Ru, and the difference between the two detected temperatures increases as the fluid flow rate increases.
- the thermal flow meter equipped with the thermal flow sensor shown in FIG. 5 utilizes the fact that the difference between the detected temperatures of the temperature detecting elements Ru and Rd changes according to the fluid flow rate as described above. The flow rate is measured based on the detected temperature difference.
- the sensor chip 1 constituting the thermal type flow sensor is used by being attached to the pipe 10 as described above.
- the sensor chip 1 is made of, for example, a pedestal 2 made of Kovar and glass to thermally insulate the sensor chip 1 from the pipe 10. It is fixed to the pipe 10 via the heat insulator 3.
- reference numeral 4 denotes a sensor circuit board (sensor bracket) on which the above-described heater drive circuit and the like are mounted
- 5 denotes an O-ring that seals between the sensor circuit board 4 and the piping 10
- Reference numeral 6 denotes a fixing screw of the sensor circuit board 4.
- the temperature of the pedestal 2 changes due to the influence of the external environment such as the outside air temperature and the sunshine. Therefore, the temperature of the sensor chip 1 fixed to the pedestal 2 may change depending on the external environment, which may affect the temperature detected by the temperature detecting element Rr on the sensor chip 1.
- the detected temperature of the temperature detection element Rr is used for controlling the energization to make the heat generation temperature of the heater element Rh a fixed temperature higher than the fluid temperature, and thus accurately represents the fluid temperature. Must be something. Nevertheless, if the detected temperature of the temperature detecting element Rr is affected by the external environment as described above, the detected temperature
- the heat generation temperature of the heater element Rh will deviate from a specified temperature that is a certain temperature higher than the fluid temperature.
- the heating temperature of the heater element Rh is controlled to a specified temperature (for example, 65 ° C) higher than the fluid temperature (for example, 20 ° C) by a certain temperature (for example, 45 t :).
- the detected temperature of the temperature detecting element Rr has become higher than the fluid temperature by, for example, 1 ° C. due to the influence of the outside air temperature, the sunshine, and the like in the thermal flow meter configured to perform the measurement.
- the power supply to the heater element Rh is controlled so that the heat generation temperature of the heater element Rh becomes higher than the detection temperature of the temperature detection element Rr by a certain temperature.
- the temperature becomes 66, for example, one higher than the specified temperature.
- the flow measurement by the thermal flow meter is performed on the premise that the heater element R h is in a heat-generating state at a specified temperature. Therefore, if the temperature of the heater element R h deviates from the specified temperature due to the inaccurate detection temperature of the temperature detection element R r due to the external environment, the thermal flow meter Error occurs in flow measurement due to
- An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal flow meter that can accurately measure a fluid flow rate without being affected by an external environment and has a simple configuration.
- the first and second temperature detecting elements provided apart from each other in the fluid flow direction and the heater element provided between the temperature detecting elements are provided.
- Thermal flow sensor mounted on piping containing and flowing fluid force
- a thermal flow meter that measures a fluid flow rate based on the temperatures detected by the first and second temperature detecting elements while the heater element is driven.
- This thermal flow meter has a first temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the fluid flowing in the pipe, a second temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the pipe, a fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor.
- Temperature difference correction means for obtaining a correction amount in accordance with a difference from the pipe temperature detected by the sensor.
- the heater element is driven so that the heat generation temperature thereof is higher than the fluid temperature detected by the temperature detection element Rr or the first temperature sensor in FIG.
- the temperature detecting element Rr can be removed, but may be used together with the first temperature sensor.
- the temperature detected by the temperature detecting element Rr or the first temperature sensor may be affected by an external environment such as an outside temperature or sunshine.
- a flow measurement error occurs due to the influence of the external environment.
- an error occurs in the temperature detected by the temperature detection element Rr and the first temperature sensor due to the influence of the external environment. Even in the case of occurrence, it is possible to eliminate the effect of the external environment on flow measurement based on the correction amount obtained from the difference between the detected temperature (fluid temperature) and the piping temperature detected by the second temperature sensor. it can.
- the external environment such as the outside air temperature or sunshine
- acts on the pipe to which the thermal flow sensor is attached and further affects the flow measurement through the action on this pipe.
- the present invention uses the correction amount in consideration of the pipe temperature, it is possible to eliminate the influence of the external environment on the flow rate measurement.
- the correction amount is determined from the difference between the fluid temperature (detected temperature of the first temperature sensor) and the pipe temperature, it is possible to eliminate the influence of the external environment on the detected temperature of the first temperature sensor. Can be performed accurately without being affected by the external environment.
- the thermal flow meter according to the present invention adds a second temperature sensor and a temperature difference correction means to a conventional thermal flow meter. JP2003 / 011096
- the temperature difference correction means determines a flow rate correction amount as the correction amount according to a difference between the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor and the pipe temperature detected by the second temperature sensor. Then, using this flow rate correction amount, the fluid flow rate measured based on the temperatures detected by the first and second temperature detecting elements is corrected.
- the fluid flow rate can be accurately and easily obtained.
- the temperature difference correction means includes a temperature difference correction table representing the flow rate correction amount as a function of the difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature and the fluid flow rate, and the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature A flow rate correction amount is obtained from a temperature difference correction table according to the fluid flow rate measured based on the pipe temperature detected by the sensor and the temperature detected by the first and second temperature detecting elements.
- the relationship between the temperature difference (difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature), the fluid flow rate, and the flow rate correction amount is obtained in advance by, for example, an experiment, and the flow rate correction amount is determined by a function of the temperature difference and the fluid flow rate.
- the flow rate correction amount can be easily obtained from the temperature difference correction table according to the fluid temperature, the pipe temperature, and the measured fluid flow rate. Then, the measured fluid flow rate is corrected using the flow rate correction amount, and the accurate fluid flow rate can be quickly measured. Therefore, the instantaneous flow rate is measured at short intervals, and the integrated flow rate can be measured more accurately.
- the temperature difference correction means includes a temperature difference correction table indicating a flow rate correction amount per unit temperature difference as a function of a difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature and a fluid flow rate, and the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor; Piping detected by the second temperature sensor 3 011096
- a flow rate correction amount per unit temperature difference is obtained from the temperature difference correction table in accordance with the temperature and the fluid flow rate measured based on the temperatures detected by the first and second temperature detecting elements. Then, a difference between the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor and the pipe temperature detected by the second temperature sensor is multiplied by a flow correction amount per unit temperature difference to obtain a flow correction amount.
- the principle of flow rate correction in this preferred embodiment is as follows. That is, the output of the thermal flow sensor when there is a difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature fluctuates from the sensor output when there is no such temperature difference. For example, although the output fluctuation of the thermal flow sensor changes according to the temperature difference, the output fluctuation per unit temperature difference is almost constant without much dependence on the temperature difference.
- the flow rate correction is performed using the flow rate correction amount having the same magnitude and the opposite sign as the output fluctuation amount.
- the flow rate correction amount can be obtained by a simple method of multiplying the difference between the fluid temperature and the piping temperature by the flow rate correction amount per unit temperature difference. .
- the temperature difference correction means may calculate the temperature correction amount according to the difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature.
- the target heating temperature of the heater element obtained according to the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor is corrected by the temperature correction amount, and the heater element is driven so as to become the corrected target heating temperature. Is done.
- the deviation of the heat generation temperature from the specified temperature due to the influence of the external environment is prevented, so that errors occurring in the detection temperatures of the first and second temperature detecting elements due to the heat generation temperature deviation are eliminated, and the fluid flow rate is reduced. Can be measured accurately.
- the first temperature sensor is provided so as to detect a fluid temperature at a central portion in the pipe.
- the thermal flow meter can measure the flow rate by detecting the fluid temperature at the center of the pipe.
- the first temperature sensor has the function of detecting the ambient temperature of the conventional temperature detection element Rr in the first temperature sensor, so that the fluid temperature and the piping temperature can be reduced.
- the flow rate measurement accuracy can be improved.
- the second temperature sensor is provided to detect a wall surface temperature of the pipe. Since the external environment affects the flow measurement through the action on the pipe as described above, the influence of the external environment appears as a change in the pipe wall temperature. According to this preferred embodiment, the correction amount is obtained based on the pipe wall temperature that indicates the degree of the influence of the external environment, and by using such a correction amount, the influence of the external environment on the flow rate measurement is reliably removed. can do. In addition, it is relatively easy to install the second temperature sensor so as to detect the pipe wall temperature, which contributes to the simplification of the configuration of the thermal flow meter.
- the thermal flow meter includes a plurality of second temperature sensors (for example, two second temperature sensors provided on both sides of a vertical line passing through the center of the cross section of the pipe). Temperature sensor).
- the temperature difference correction means averages a plurality of pipe temperatures detected by the plurality of second temperature sensors to obtain an average pipe temperature, and calculates a difference between the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor and the average pipe temperature. Find the correction amount according to the difference.
- the external environment does not always work uniformly over the entire circumference of the pipe where the thermal flow sensor is mounted.
- the temperature of the piping differs between the part exposed to direct sunlight and the part not exposed to direct sunlight.
- the thermal flow meter according to this preferred embodiment is provided with a plurality of second temperature sensors to obtain an average pipe temperature that favorably reflects the pipe temperature over the entire circumference of the pipe. Flow rate measurement using the correction amount appropriately obtained from the temperature , The influence of the external environment can be satisfactorily removed.
- the second temperature sensors are provided on both sides of a vertical line passing through the center of the cross section of the pipe, a portion of the pipe exposed and installed outdoors is exposed to direct sunlight, and the pipe temperature at that portion is reduced. Even in a rising environment, use the correction amount corresponding to the average pipe temperature obtained from the pipe temperature in the part exposed to direct sunlight and the pipe temperature in the part not exposed to direct sunlight, and adjust the The effects can be eliminated.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a thermal flow meter according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of a correction amount per unit temperature difference according to a gas flow rate, which is registered in a temperature difference correction table provided for the temperature difference correction by the thermal flow meter shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the result of improving the flow rate measurement accuracy by temperature difference correction
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a flow rate measurement procedure in the thermal type flow meter shown in FIG. 1,
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a sensor chip constituting the thermal type flow sensor
- Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the mounting structure of the thermal type flow sensor to the pipe
- Fig. 7 is the deviation of the heating temperature of the heater element from the specified heating temperature, which occurs as the outside air temperature rises.
- the thermal flow meter is configured as a gas meter that measures a flow rate of a gas flowing in a fluid passage defined by a pipe.
- the gas flow is caused by the flow velocity of the gas flowing through the pipe 10 provided on the peripheral wall of the pipe 10.
- the flow rate of the fluid is output from multiple thermal flow sensors 11a, lib, llc, and lid, respectively, a first temperature sensor 12a for detecting gas temperature, and piping.
- second temperature sensors 12b and 12 for detecting the temperature of 10
- a pressure sensor 13 for detecting the pressure of gas.
- each of the thermal flow sensors 11a to 11d has basically the same structure as the sensor chip 1 shown in FIG.
- each flow sensor includes a first and a second temperature detecting element Ru, Rd provided apart from each other in the gas flow direction F, and a heater element Rh provided between the two temperature detecting elements Ru, Rd. have.
- the above-described first temperature sensor 12a is provided instead of the temperature detection element Rr in FIG.
- the temperature detecting element Rr may be used together with the first temperature sensor 12a.
- the flow sensors 11a and 11b and the flow sensors 11c and 11d have different distances between the heater element R and the temperature detection elements Ru and Rd, and have different flow rate measurement ranges.
- the flow sensors 11a and 11b are configured as low-speed flow sensors for detecting a low flow area
- the flow sensors 11c and 11d are configured as high-speed flow sensors for detecting a high flow area.
- the low-speed flow sensors 11a and 11b or the high-speed flow sensors 11c and 11d are selectively used according to the gas flow rate.
- the flow sensors 11a to 11d are provided at 90 ° intervals in the circumferential direction at a total of four locations on the upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right sides of the cylindrical peripheral wall of the pipe 10. .
- the first temperature sensor 12a is composed of a thermistor or the like, and its temperature detecting end is arranged at the center of the pipe 10 so as to detect the gas temperature at the center of the pipe.
- the second temperature sensors 12 b and 12 c are respectively provided on both sides of a perpendicular line passing through the center of the cross section of the pipe on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 10, for example, and preferably, the high-speed flow sensors 11 c and 11 c It is provided near d.
- the flow sensors 11 a to l 1 d are mounted on a circuit board together with a drive circuit for the heater element Rh and a bridge circuit for detecting a difference in resistance between the temperature detection elements Ru and Rd as a temperature difference, and are incorporated in the pipe 10.
- Each of these flow sensors 11 a to l I d is connected to an interface mounted on a selector circuit board 14 attached to the outer peripheral wall of the pipe 10 and a cable 16 through a CPU of a gas meter. It is connected to the measurement unit 20 mainly composed of a sensor, and outputs the sensor output (detection signal) to the measurement unit 20. Further, the first and second temperature sensors 12 a to 12 c and the pressure sensor 13 are also connected to the measuring section 20 via the interface section of the selector circuit board 14.
- the measuring section 20 is based on a flow rate calculating section 21 that calculates an instantaneous flow rate Q of gas flowing in the pipe 10 according to a detection signal from the flow rate sensor 11 a to 1 d, and a first temperature sensor 12 a.
- Temperature correction table 22 used to correct the detection signal according to the detected gas temperature, and used to correct the detection signal according to the gas pressure detected by the pressure sensor 13
- a pressure compensation table 23 is provided.
- the characteristic of the measuring section 20 is that the temperature difference is determined by the difference between the gas temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 12a and the pipe temperature detected by the second temperature sensors 12b and 12c.
- a function for correcting the temperature difference of the detection signals from the flow sensors 1 la to lid is provided.
- each of the flow rate sensors 11a to 11d sends out the difference between the outputs of the first and second temperature detecting elements as a detection output while the heater element is being driven.
- the detection output of the flow sensor is based on the degree of the influence of the external environment (gas temperature and (The difference from the pipe temperature).
- gas temperature and the difference from the pipe temperature the difference between the gas temperature and the pipe temperature
- the amount of force fluctuation is referred to as the output fluctuation of the flow sensor.
- the detection output of the flow sensor changes with the temperature difference.
- the output fluctuation amount of the flow sensor can be expressed as a function of the temperature difference.
- the output fluctuation amount of the flow sensor also changes depending on the gas flow velocity (gas flow rate) as described later in detail.
- the gas meter according to the present embodiment basically aims to offset the output fluctuation amount of the flow rate sensor by using the correction amount having the same magnitude as the output fluctuation amount and having the opposite sign.
- the flow sensor output correction amount per unit temperature difference expressed as a function of the temperature difference and the gas flow velocity is registered in the temperature difference correction table 24.
- the inventor first obtained the relationship between the temperature difference, the gas flow velocity, and the output fluctuation amount of the flow sensor by the following experiment.
- a test device that incorporates a flow sensor in the pipe is installed in a thermostat, and a gas at a known temperature flows at a known flow rate into the pipe of the test device.
- the temperature (corresponding to the pipe temperature) was made the same as the gas temperature, and in this state, the detection output of the flow sensor was measured to obtain the reference detection output.
- the reference detection output at various gas velocities was obtained while changing the gas velocities.
- the detection output of the flow sensor at various gas velocities was measured while the temperature in the thermostat was maintained at a certain temperature higher than the gas temperature.
- the detection output of the flow rate sensor was measured while changing the temperature in the thermostatic chamber around the gas temperature in an increasing direction and a decreasing direction. Then, by subtracting the corresponding reference detection output from the actual measurement output of the flow sensor at each temperature in the constant temperature chamber and each gas flow rate, the output of the flow sensor at various temperature in the constant temperature chamber and gas flow rate is obtained. The amount of variation was determined.
- a characteristic curve A shown by a broken line in FIG. 2 indicates that the output fluctuation rate of the flow sensor per unit temperature difference changes depending on the gas flow velocity. This tendency is the same for other temperature differences, which means that the output fluctuation rate of the flow sensor per unit temperature difference is almost constant irrespective of the temperature difference. That is, it was confirmed that the amount of output fluctuation of the flow sensor due to the difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature changes mainly depending on the gas flow velocity (more generally, the fluid flow rate). In addition, although the amount of output fluctuation also varies with the temperature difference, it was confirmed that the output fluctuation ratio per unit temperature difference was almost constant regardless of the temperature difference when the gas flow rate was the same.
- the gas meter according to the present embodiment is designed to correct the output fluctuation of the flow sensor 11 due to the difference between the fluid temperature and the pipe temperature (more generally, the influence of the external environment) as shown in FIG. ,
- the flow sensor output correction amount per unit temperature difference according to gas flow velocity (more generally, the flow correction amount per unit temperature difference) represented by a characteristic curve B symmetrical to the characteristic curve A with respect to the horizontal axis. Is registered in the temperature difference correction table 24.
- a correction amount corresponding to the difference between the gas temperature and the pipe temperature and the gas flow velocity is obtained from the temperature difference correction table 24, and the output (more generally, the gas flow rate) of the flow rate sensor 11 is calculated using the correction amount.
- the temperature difference is corrected.
- the gas temperature is detected by the first temperature sensor 12a and The pipe temperature is detected by the second temperature sensors 12b and 12c. Then, by multiplying the correction amount by the difference between the gas temperature and the pipe temperature, a necessary flow correction amount is obtained at the temperature difference, and the flow correction amount is added to the gas flow detected by the flow sensor 11. Correct the temperature difference of the detected gas flow rate PT / JP2003 / 011096
- the measurement characteristic line d is the actually measured detection output and the reference detection output obtained for each gas flow rate when the temperature in the thermostat was set to 125 ° C in the experiment using the test equipment described above, that is, the measurement gas output. It was created based on the flow rate, and the measurement error shown on the vertical axis in Fig. 3.
- the measurement error on the measurement characteristic line a is obtained from the corrected measured output and the reference detected output obtained by performing the above-described temperature difference correction on the measured detection output.
- Measurement characteristic line d indicates that the measured gas flow rate without temperature difference correction includes a large error
- measurement characteristic line a indicates that the error in the measured gas flow rate after temperature difference correction is 1% or less. I have.
- the measurement characteristic lines b and c in Fig. 3 are obtained by correcting the measured gas flow rate when the temperature in the thermostat was set to 40 ° C and 60 ° C. This shows that the measurement error can be sufficiently reduced to 1% or less by the correction and the measurement accuracy can be sufficiently improved.
- the degree of the influence of the external environment acting on the sensor chip 1 constituting the flow sensor through the pipe 10 on the measurement of the flow rate of the fluid actually flowing on the flow sensor is expressed by:
- the difference between the fluid temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 12a and the pipe temperature detected by the second temperature sensors 12b and 12c is easily grasped.
- the fluid flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor is corrected by using the correction amount obtained in accordance with the temperature difference, so that the measured flow rate can be simplified and effectively corrected. Measurement accuracy can be improved.
- each flow rate sensor is represented by reference numeral 11.
- the sensor output from the flow sensor 11 is input [Step S 1].
- the sensor output is corrected to adjust the detection sensitivity of the flow sensor according to the gas type (more generally, the type of fluid) [Step S2].
- the sensor output is pressure-corrected with reference to the pressure correction table 23 according to the gas pressure detected by the pressure sensor 13 [Step S 3], and the pressure is corrected according to the gas temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 12 a.
- the temperature of the sensor output is corrected by referring to the temperature correction table 22 [Step S 4].
- the sensor output correction processing in steps S1 to S5 and the gas flow velocity calculation processing based on the corrected sensor output in step 6 may be performed in parallel for the four flow sensors 11a to l1d. Alternatively, it may be executed in a time-division manner while cyclically inputting the sensor outputs of the flow sensors 11 a to 11 d via the selector circuit board 14 at a predetermined cycle.
- the gas flow rates thus obtained from the sensor outputs of the flow rate sensors 11a to 11d are averaged to obtain an average gas flow rate [Step S7]. Then, based on the average gas flow velocity and the difference between the gas temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 12a and the pipe temperature detected by the second temperature sensors 12b and 12c, a temperature difference correction table Referring to 24, calculate the correction amount per unit temperature difference, and multiply this by the temperature difference to obtain the flow rate correction amount.
- the gas flow rate is measured from the output difference between the first and second temperature detecting elements Ru and Rd while driving the heater element Rh. Then, the measured gas flow rate is corrected for the temperature difference using the 3 011096
- Step S 8 The temperature-corrected gas flow is output as the gas flow from the thermal flow meter [Step S 9]. Thereafter, by repeatedly performing the above-described processing, the gas flow rate measurement is continuously performed.
- the thermal type flow meter configured as described above, it is possible to easily correct the flow rate measurement error of the flow rate sensor 11 caused by a thermal action externally applied to the thermal type flow rate sensor 11 through the pipe 10. Can be. Moreover, the temperature difference between the pipe 10 and the fluid is detected by the first temperature sensor 12a attached to the pipe 10 and the second temperature sensors 12b, 12c, and the temperature difference based on the temperature difference is detected. A simple method of performing correction can eliminate flow measurement errors.
- the average pipe temperature is detected by averaging the pipe temperatures measured by the two second temperature sensors 12b and 12c. Even when only one side is illuminated by sunlight and the temperature on one side increases, the pipe temperature can be correctly evaluated. Further, as described above, since the second temperature sensors 12b and 12c are provided near the high-speed flow sensors 11c and 11d, the low-temperature flow sensors 11a and 11b can be used. Even when measuring the flow rate, the pipe temperature can be accurately detected without being thermally affected by the low-speed flow rate sensors 11a and 11b. When the flow rate is measured using the high-speed flow rate sensor lib, 11c, the flow rate itself is fast, and the pipe temperature is hardly affected by the high-speed flow rate sensor 11b, 11c. Can be accurately detected. Therefore, while the pipe temperature is accurately detected by the two second temperature sensors 12b and 12c provided near the high-speed flow sensors 11c and 11d, the above-described temperature difference correction is effectively performed. It can be carried out.
- the configuration of the temperature difference correction table 24 is different from the case where the correction amount is registered for each temperature difference. Can be simplified. Then, the temperature difference (gas temperature) is added to the correction amount per unit temperature difference obtained from the temperature difference correction table 24 according to the detected gas flow rate. (The difference between the temperature and the pipe temperature) only needs to be multiplied to obtain the flow rate correction amount, so that the flow rate correction amount can be easily calculated without complicating the temperature difference correction.
- a gas meter including two low-speed flow sensors and two high-speed flow sensors has been described, but the present invention is applicable to a thermal flow meter that measures the flow rate of a fluid other than gas.
- the number of flow sensors is not particularly limited, and it is not always necessary to provide both a low-speed flow sensor and a high-speed flow sensor.
- the number of the first and second temperature sensors is not particularly limited.
- the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist thereof.
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