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DETERMINING THE FLOW RATE OF A FLOWING FLUID
20230051345 · 2023-02-16 ·

A flow measurement device for determining the flow rate of a fluid flowing in a line is provided, wherein the flow measurement device has a measurement element arranged at a measurement point in the line for a selective detection of a measurement value of the flowing fluid, a control and evaluation unit to determine the flow rate from the measurement value, and a flow guidance element arranged upstream of the measurement point with respect to the direction of flow. In this respect, the flow guidance element supplies a representative portion of the flow to the measurement point.

Gas meter and associated methods

A device which: optically detects the presence of, measures the flow rate of, and identifies the characteristics of venting fugitive gas emissions. Specifically the device provides a spectral analysis of emission gas constituents; selective detection of the presence of venting hydrocarbons; measurement of venting emissions flow rates, the measurement of shut-in and flowing venting system pressures and the venting system temperatures. The flow rates are corrected, relative to the detection of the gas constituents and standard temperature and pressure (STP). These devices are configured to collect such data electronically and transmit via various telemetry systems, to a secure remote data network for reporting, access, evaluation, real-time monitoring and archiving as required.

Physical quantity measurement device
11703368 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A sensor support portion supports a physical quantity sensor. A flow path housing portion forms a measurement flow path, which accommodates a support tip end portion of the sensor support portion. The sensor support portion includes a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion away from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion. The physical quantity sensor includes a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface. A separation distance between an end portion of the front fixed portion and an end portion of the sensor exposure surface is smaller than a separation distance between the end portion of the sensor exposure surface and the support tip end portion.

MEASUREMENT CONTROL DEVICE
20230009483 · 2023-01-12 ·

A measurement control device includes a sensing unit and a low-pass filter unit. The sensing unit outputs an air flow rate value corresponding to an air flow rate flowing through a flow path. The low-pass filter unit removes high-frequency components included in the air flow rate value input from the sensing unit. The measurement control device calculates a pulsation state that is a state of a pulsation occurring in the air flow rate based on the air flow rate value that has passed through the low-pass filter unit. The measurement control device corrects the air flow rate value using the pulsation state.

Measuring device comprising at least one fluid channel for guiding a measurement fluid

A measuring device with at least one fluid channel for conveying a measuring fluid, wherein the fluid channel includes at least one inlet for the entry of the measuring fluid into the fluid channel and at least one outlet for the exit of the measuring fluid from the fluid channel. The fluid channel includes a diamond-shaped cross-section and includes a course from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet over which the measuring fluid entering the fluid channel is deflected by at least 90° before the measuring fluid exits the fluid channel at the at least one outlet.

Method and Device for Monitoring a Fluid Flux
20220412788 · 2022-12-29 ·

The invention provides a device for monitoring a fluid flux, said device comprising a body suitable for being introduced in a medium carrying a fluid flow, which body provides one or more passages for the fluid, each having an inlet, an outlet, and a reduced channel portion in fluid communication with said inlet and outlet via respective inlet and outlet funnels, said device further comprising means for determining a flow rate of fluid traveling within one or more of said reduced channel portions. In particular, at least one of said reduced channel portions is misaligned with respect said inlets and outlets. In a further aspect, the invention provides a method for monitoring a fluid flux.

Monitoring flow parameters with natural expressions
11530939 · 2022-12-20 · ·

A monitoring apparatus is disclosed that includes a.) at least one acoustic pickup, b.) a sound pressure sensor acoustically coupled to the at least one acoustic pickup, and c.) a computing device interfaced to the sound pressure sensor. The at least one acoustic pickup may be submerged in or located in proximity to flowing fluid. The sound sensor is configured to acquire sound intensity waveforms naturally generated by the flowing fluid as a source of data patterns for training the apparatus as well stimuli used to generate responses about flow conditions. The computing device is configured to quantify flow parameters of the flowing fluid from sound utterances and visual appearances intrinsically expressed by the flow using machine learning models.

Physical Quantity Detection Device
20220397437 · 2022-12-15 ·

Provided is a physical quantity detection device that can improve physical quantity measurement accuracy over a conventional device. A physical quantity detection device 20 includes a detector including a flow rate detection unit 205, a circuit board 207, a housing 201, and a cover 202. The detector detects a physical quantity and is mounted on the circuit board 207. The housing 201 houses the circuit board 207. The cover 202 is fixed to the housing 201 and defines an auxiliary passage 234 in which the flow rate detection unit 205 is disposed. The housing 201 and the cover 202 include a positioning portion P that includes a pin P1 extending in a thickness direction Dt of the circuit board 207 and a fitting portion P2 into which an end portion P11 of the pin P1 is fitted for positioning between the housing 201 and the cover 202. The pin P1 includes an engagement portion P12 that faces an engagement surface 207f of the circuit board 207 along the thickness direction Dt and restricts movement of the circuit board 207 in a surface direction Df along the front and rear surfaces thereof.

Microflow sensor and method of making the same

The microflow sensor includes a base wafer having opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a cap wafer, also having opposed upper and lower surfaces. The base wafer and the cap wafer may be formed from a semiconductor material. A flow sensing element is embedded in the upper surface of the base wafer. The flow sensing element may be any suitable type of flow sensing element, such as a central heater and at least one temperature-sensitive element. A flow channel is formed in the lower surface of the cap wafer and extends continuously between first and second longitudinally opposed edges of the cap wafer. The lower surface of the cap wafer is bonded to the upper surface of the base wafer such that fluid flowing through the flow channel passes above and across the sensing element.

Flow Rate Measurement Device

The objective of the present invention is to obtain a flow rate measurement device capable of reducing variations in the flow rate detection accuracy by suppressing the inclination of a chip package relative to a circuit board. A flow rate measurement device 20 of the present invention includes a chip package 310 having a flow rate sensor 311 and a passage wall 314 formed therein, and a circuit board 300 on which the chip package 310 is mounted, in which the chip package 310 is mounted such that the flow rate sensor 311 faces a portion of the circuit board 300 and a portion of the passage wall 314 as a resin portion of the chip package 310 contacts the circuit board 300.