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Thermal mass flow meter

About: Thermal mass flow meter is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1759 publications have been published within this topic receiving 21878 citations.


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TL;DR: An optimized structure of long-waist cone flow meters, referred as LWC, was proposed based on the investigations on flow field analysis, and a set of LWCs was fabricated with diameter ratio β ranging from 0.55 to 0.75, and waist length L from 20 to 60mm when β ≤ 0.65 as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A long-waist cone flow meter is designed for steady differential pressure measurement and relatively small overall pressure drop. A constant-diameter annular flow channel is formed between cone element and pipe wall. The flow field of water flows through cone element is studied with 3-D CFD simulations. The constant-diameter annular channel is found being able to adjust the incoming fluid, and small rear angle of cone element could reduce flow separation and overall pressure difference. An optimized structure of long-waist cone flow meters, referred as LWC, is proposed based on the investigations on flow field analysis. A steady contracting differential pressure and an overall differential pressure can be tapped from a LWC. A set of LWCs was fabricated with diameter ratio β ranging from 0.55 to 0.75, and waist length L from 20 to 60 mm when β = 0.65 for experimental tests and CFD verifications. A decreasing trend of dimensionless differential pressure Δp* and δp* and an increasing trend of discharge coefficient Cd of LWCs under different Reynolds number are observed and analyzed, and flow rate prediction of different Newtonian single phase flow is experimentally studied. A case study of oil–water two-phase flow is then presented with a selected LWC and an average error below 5% is achieved when treating the mixture a homogeneous flow.

18 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a transfer standard system with sonic Venturi nozzles for small mass flow rates of gases is presented, which is composed of a newly developed automatic pressure controller, two pressure sensors and one temperature sensor to measure the flow conditions in the upstream and downstream sides of a nozzle.

18 citations

Patent
21 Dec 2001
TL;DR: In this article, a thermal mass flow controller includes a sensor assembly, a valve assembly, and a mass-flow controller housing, with a thermally dissipative element that conducts thermal energy along a path from the valve assembly away from the sensor assembly.
Abstract: A thermal mass flow controller includes a sensor assembly, a valve assembly, and mass flow controller housing. A thermal ground limits the conductive thermal path between the mass flow controller housing and the sensor assembly and, due to the limited cross-section of the thermal ground, substantially eliminates externally imposed thermal gradients within the sensor assembly. The controller also includes a thermally dissipative element that conducts thermal energy along a path from the valve assembly away from the sensor assembly.

18 citations

Patent
23 Aug 1985
TL;DR: In this article, a comb-shaped flow partitioning structure is fabricated by anisotropic etching the parallel flow channels through the (110) face of diamond cubic material such as silicon.
Abstract: A thermal mass flow meter includes a comb-shaped structure having a plurality closely spaced septa carried from a common spine and disposed within the flow stream to be measured for partitioning the flow therein into a plurality of generally parallel elongated ribbon-shaped flow stream portions. Temperature-dependent fluid flow sensing resistor means is coupled in heat-exchanging relation predominantly with the narrow face of at least one of said ribbon-shaped flow stream portions for measuring the fluid flow. In a preferred embodiment, the comb-shaped flow partitioning structure is fabricated by anisotropically etching the parallel flow channels through the (110) face of diamond cubic material such as silicon. In another embodiment, a thermal loading member is disposed in heat-exchanging relation with the temperature dependent fluid flow sensing resistor means for thermally loading same and pushing the critical flow rate up to a higher flow to allow operation of the flow sensor in one mode of operation over a wider range of flow rates.

18 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a simple numerical model for transient heat transfer phenomena involving the sensor tube of a thermal mass flow meter (TMFM) is presented, and a correlation for predicting the response time of the tube is presented.

18 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202312
202226
20212
20208
20194
201811