WO2004063675A3 - Apparatus and method using an array of ultrasonic sensors for determining the velocity of a fluid within a pipe - Google Patents

Apparatus and method using an array of ultrasonic sensors for determining the velocity of a fluid within a pipe Download PDF

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WO2004063675A3
WO2004063675A3 PCT/US2004/000940 US2004000940W WO2004063675A3 WO 2004063675 A3 WO2004063675 A3 WO 2004063675A3 US 2004000940 W US2004000940 W US 2004000940W WO 2004063675 A3 WO2004063675 A3 WO 2004063675A3
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Daniel L Gysling
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Abstract

An apparatus and method for measuring the flow velocity of a fluid flowing through a pipe that includes an array of at least two ultrasonic sensor units (with as many as 16 sensor units) disposed at predetermined locations along the pipe. Each sensor unit includes an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver. Each sensor unit provides a respective signal indicative of a parameter of the transit time or amplitude of the ultrasonic signal propagating between each respective ultrasonic transmitter and ultrasonic receiver. A signal processor defines a convective ridge in the k-ω plane in response to the ultrasonic signals using an adaptive beamforming algorithm, such as Capon and Music. The signal processor further determines the slope of at least a portion of the convective ridge to determine the flow velocity of the fluid.
PCT/US2004/000940 2003-01-13 2004-01-13 Apparatus and method using an array of ultrasonic sensors for determining the velocity of a fluid within a pipe WO2004063675A2 (en)

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EP04701857A EP1585944B1 (en) 2003-01-13 2004-01-13 Apparatus and method using an array of ultrasonic sensors for determining the velocity of a fluid within a pipe
AT04701857T ATE480753T1 (en) 2003-01-13 2004-01-13 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE VELOCITY OF A FLUID IN A PIPE USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS
CA2513248A CA2513248C (en) 2003-01-13 2004-01-13 Apparatus and method using an array of ultrasonic sensors for determining the velocity of a fluid within a pipe
DE602004029008T DE602004029008D1 (en) 2003-01-13 2004-01-13 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SPEED OF A FLUID IN A PIPE USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS

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