Cyclonic flow meter
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A Cyclonic Flow Meter is a meter designed to measure the flow rate of a fluid (or gas) within a cylindrical chamber without a differential pressure directly across the rotating member, and without the use of any bearing (such as in a Turbine meter or Paddle wheel). The ring rotates in a "dead end" of the fluid flow, at the tip of the swirling cyclone.[1][2][3]
Bypass configuration: A small Cyclonic Flow Meter can be assembled in a "by-pass" configuration across an orifice plate and calibrated as a single unit to obtain high flow rates.
References[edit]
- ^ Instrument Society of America, ISA/95 New Orleans, ISA/96 Chicago show exhibitor. First model Cyclonic Flow Meter demonstrated in operation.
- ^ US patents 5606135, 5905200
- ^ InTech Magazine Volume 43 1996, p 206