Method and apparatus for a coriolis flowmeter having its flow calibration factor independent of material density
CA 2336572 C · Owner: Lanham, Gregory Treat · Inventors: Van Cleve, Craig Brainerd; Lanham, Gregory Treat; Stack, Charles Paul
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A single tube Coriolis flowmeter of enhanced flow sensitivity in which material flow induces Coriolis deflections in a flow tube and Coriolis-like deflections in a balance bar vibrationally coupled to the flow tube. Both the Coriolis deflections and the Coriolis-like deflections have a phase shift determined by material flow and are used co-adjuvantly to derive material flow information. The flowmeter achieves a constant flow sensitivity over a range of changes in material density by 1) varying the flow sensitivity in a first direction under control of the ratio between the drive mode vibration amplitude of the flow tube and the balance bar and 2) varying the flow sensitivity in an …
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- Filed May 28, 1999 and granted October 21, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 28, 2019.
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