A method for reducing flowmeter braze joint stress is provided. The method comprises the step of bending a flow tube (20) to create at least one thermal expansion bend (300, 302) thereon. The method comprises the step of aligning a flow tube (20) with at least one anchor block (30a, 30b). Additionally, the flow tube (20) is brazed to the at least one anchor block (30a, 30b) in another step, after which the flow tube (20) and the at least one anchor block (30a, 30b) are allowed to cool and contract a predetermined degree after brazing. The method additionally comprises the step of attaching the at least one anchor block (30a, 30b) to a support block (100) after the flow tube (20) has been attached to the at least one anchor block (30a, 30b) and attaching a manifold (90, 92) to each end of the flow tube (20).

A sensor assembly (10) for a flowmeter is provided. A flow tube (20) having a first and second loop (24, 26) are connected by a crossover section (22). The flow tube (20) comprises a thermal expansion bend (300, 302). First and second anchor blocks (30a, 30b) are each attachable to the flow tube (20) proximate the crossover section (22). A tube support (106) is attachable to one of the first and second anchor blocks (30a, 30b). First and second manifolds (90, 92) are attachable to an inlet (50) and outlet (52). A support block (100) is attachable to the first and second anchor blocks (30a, 30b), first and second manifolds (90, 92), flow tube (20), first and second anchor blocks (30a, 30b), and first and second manifolds (90, 92), and allow a predetermined degree of movement due to heating and cooling cycles when not attached to the support block (100).

A fluid line system comprises fluid lines (100, 200, 300, 400). Each of the two fluid lines (100, 400) has in each case one lumen (100*; 400*) which is enclosed by a wall, and extends from a flow opening (100a; 400a), located in a respective first line end (100+; 400+), of the respective fluid line both to a flow opening (100b; 400b) which is located in a line end (100#; 400#) of said fluid line (100; 400) and also as far as a flow opening (100c; 400c) which, spaced apart from said flow opening (100b; 400b), is likewise located in each case in the line end (100#; 400#) of said fluid line (100; 400). Each of the other two fluid lines (200, 300) in turn has a lumen (200*; 300*) which is enclosed by a wall and extends from a flow opening (200a; 300a) which is located in a line end (200+; 300+) of the respective fluid line (200; 300) as far as a flow opening (200b; 300b) which is located in a line end (200#; 300#) of said fluid line (200; 300), in such a way that a greatest flow section (A.sub.200,Max; A.sub.300,Max) of the respective fluid line (200; 300) is spaced apart both from its line end (200+; 300+) and from its line end (200#; 300#). Both the fluid line (200) and the fluid line (300) are connected by way of their line end (200+; 300+) in each case to the line end (100#) of the fluid line (100) and by way of their line end (200#; 300#) in each case to the line end (400#) of the fluid line (400). The flow openings (200a; 200b; 300a; 300b) form in each case one inlet-side and outlet-side flow cross section (A.sub.200a, A.sub.200b; A.sub.300a; A.sub.300b) of the respective fluid line (200; 300). In addition, the fluid lines (100, 200, 300, 400) are configured in such a way that an outlet-side flow cross section (A.sub.100,min; A.sub.100,min) of the fluid line (100; 400) which is located at the line end (100#; 400#) of the fluid line (100; 400) and adjoins both the flow opening (100b; 400b) and the flow opening (100c; 400c) of said fluid line (100; 400) and flow cross sections (A.sub.200a; A.sub.200b; A.sub.300a; A.sub.300b) overall fulfil the conditions: (I) and (II), and (III) and (IV).

The invention relates to a Coriolis mass flow meter, comprising a housing with an inlet and an outlet for a fluid medium, which are arranged along a flow axis (d), at least one measuring tube configured to allow the fluid medium to flow through it in a flow direction (x) and arranged between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the measuring tube includes at least one section with an oval cross-section, so that the measuring tube in this section comprises, perpendicular to the flow direction (x), a longer axis (a) and a shorter axis (b), a vibration exciter (D) configured to cause the measuring tube to vibrate in a vibration direction (f), and two vibration sensors for detection of the movements of the measuring tube, wherein the longer axis (a) of the oval cross-section of the measuring tube is oriented essentially in the vibration direction (f). Moreover, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a Coriolis mass flow meter with little pressure dependence.

The invention relates to a temperature measurement system for measuring a temperature of a tube, comprising a temperature sensor contained in a housing having a contact surface which is connected to an outer surface of the tube, wherein the contact surface has a concave form matching a form of the outer surface of the tube, and wherein a temperature-conductive, flexible intermediate layer is arranged between the contact surface and the outer surface of the tube. A further object is a flowmeter, particularly a Coriolis mass flowmeter, comprising the temperature measurement system.

This application discloses a wet gas flow rate metering method and device thereof. The Coriolis mass flowmeter measures a total mass flow rate Q.sub.m, a mixed density ?.sub.mix, and a medium temperature T; a combination of sensors measures a differential pressure ?P between an inlet and an outlet; a flow rate calculation module performs multi-physical field coupling calculation to obtain an average gas density ?.sub.g; according to the mixed density ?.sub.mix, the average gas density ?.sub.g, and a liquid density ?.sub.l, a mass liquid content ?.sub.m of a mixed medium is calculated, and the total mass flow rate Q.sub.m is corrected by the mass liquid content ?.sub.m, the medium temperature T and the average pressure P to obtain a corrected total mass flow rate Q.sub.m. According to the total mass flow rate Q.sub.m and the mass liquid content ?.sub.m, a two-phase flow rate is calculated.

A Coriolis mass flow measuring device and/or density measuring device, comprising: at least two measuring tubes which extend mirror symmetrically to a first mirror plane; at least one exciter mechanism and at least one sensor arrangement for exciting and registering measuring tube oscillations; two terminally located collectors for joining the measuring tubes; a support body for connecting the collectors; and a number of plate-shaped couplers for pairwise connecting of the measuring tubes for forming an oscillator. The measuring tube centerlines of the measuring tubes have two oppositely bent sections and an intermediately lying straight section. The second bent section is arranged on the side of the straight section away from the second mirror plane. The projection of the measuring tube centerline between the intersection with the second mirror plane and the transition between the straight section and the second bent section onto the second mirror plane is not less than the separation between the second mirror plane and the measuring tube centerline at the transition between the straight section and the second bent section, wherein the first bent section has stiffening element, which annularly grip around the measuring tube.

transducer apparatus comprises a transducer housing, a tube, a temperature sensor as well as a temperature sensor. The tube is arranged within a cavity of the transducer housing, in such a manner that an intermediate space is formed between a wall of the transducer housing facing the cavity inner surface and an outer surface of a wall of the tube facing the cavity. Furthermore, the tube is adapted to guide a fluid in its lumen, in such a manner that an inner surface of the wall of the tube facing the lumen is contacted by fluid guided in the lumen. Each of the temperature sensors is formed by means of a temperature detector arranged within the intermediate space as well as by means of a coupling body coupling the respective temperature detector thermally conductively with the wall of the tube and is additionally adapted to register a particular measurement location temperature, and to transduce such into a corresponding temperature measurement signal, namely an electrical measurement signal representing the particular measurement location temperature.

A Coriolis mass flowmeter with a flange connection for connection to an external pipeline, with at least one oscillation generator, with at least two oscillation sensors, with at least two measuring tubes, with at least one flow divider, wherein the flow divider is arranged upstream of the at least two measuring tubes in the direction of flow, and with at least one flow collector, wherein the flow collector is arranged downstream of the at least two measuring tubes. The Coriolis mass flowmeter has at least an active measuring tube and at least a passive measuring tube being provided, the at least one active measuring tube and the at least one passive measuring tube are designed and arranged separately from one another and the at least one oscillation generator and the at least two oscillation sensors are arranged on the at least one active measuring tube.

A method that configures a liquid-level transmitter device to generate a measured value for a level of a liquid. The method includes steps to correct for changes in physical properties of one or more components of the device. In one embodiment, the method utilizes a correction value that incorporates data from a temperature sensor disposed inside of the device, for example, inside of the electronics member.