CA2059691A1 - Coriolis effect meter using optical fiber sensors - Google Patents

Coriolis effect meter using optical fiber sensors

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CA2059691A1
CA2059691A1 CA2059691A CA2059691A CA2059691A1 CA 2059691 A1 CA2059691 A1 CA 2059691A1 CA 2059691 A CA2059691 A CA 2059691A CA 2059691 A CA2059691 A CA 2059691A CA 2059691 A1 CA2059691 A1 CA 2059691A1
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tube
flow rate
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Paul Zoltan Kalotay
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Micro Motion Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
    • G01F15/02—Compensating or correcting for variations in pressure, density or temperature
    • G01F15/022—Compensating or correcting for variations in pressure, density or temperature using electrical means
    • G01F15/024—Compensating or correcting for variations in pressure, density or temperature using electrical means involving digital counting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78—Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80—Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/8409—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details
    • G01F1/8413—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details means for influencing the flowmeter's motional or vibrational behaviour, e.g., conduit support or fixing means, or conduit attachments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78—Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80—Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/8409—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details
    • G01F1/8427—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details detectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78—Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80—Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/8409—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details
    • G01F1/8431—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters constructional details electronic circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/78—Direct mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/80—Direct mass flowmeters operating by measuring pressure, force, momentum, or frequency of a fluid flow to which a rotational movement has been imparted
    • G01F1/84—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters
    • G01F1/845—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits
    • G01F1/8468—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits
    • G01F1/8472—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits having curved measuring conduits, i.e. whereby the measuring conduits' curved center line lies within a plane
    • G01F1/8477—Coriolis or gyroscopic mass flowmeters arrangements of measuring means, e.g., of measuring conduits vibrating measuring conduits having curved measuring conduits, i.e. whereby the measuring conduits' curved center line lies within a plane with multiple measuring conduits

Abstract

A Coriolis mass flow rate meter for measuring the mass flow rate of material flowing through a conduit.
The flow meter includes at least one flow tube (12 and 14) through which the material to be measured passes.
The flow tube is vibrated at its natural frequency so that the concurrent flow of material through the vibrating tube produces a displacement of the tube with the magnitude of the displacement being dependent upon the magnitude of the generated Coriolis forces and the mass flow rate of the measured material. The phase of the displacement of the flow tube is measured using optical fiber sensors (170L and 170R) comprising at least one loop of optical fiber which is flexed by the displacement of the flow tube. This flexing of the fiber causes a corresponding change in its optical conductivity and a corresponding change in the intensity of the light transmitted through the fiber from a light signal source (160) to a signal detector (192L and 192R). The modulated light signal received by the optical signal detector is converted to an electrical signal which is processed to generate the mass flow rate and other information for the flowing material. A feedback circuit (201) for the light signal source monitors the average intensity of the light received by the signal detector and controls the drive signal (202) applied to the light source to maintain the average intensity of the light signal received by the detector at a predetermined initial intensity.
CA002059691A 1991-12-23 1992-01-20 Coriolis effect meter using optical fiber sensors Expired - Lifetime CA2059691C (en)

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US07/809,146 US5379649A (en) 1991-12-23 1991-12-23 Coriolis effect meter using optical fiber sensors
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