Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compact steam quality and flow rate measurement system
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Application No.: US15223841Application Date: 2016-07-29
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Publication No.: US10054559B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Dan Hutchinson
- Applicant: Dan Hutchinson
- Agency: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC
- Main IPC: G01N25/60
- IPC: G01N25/60 ; G01F1/00 ; G01N25/00

Abstract:
A compact, pressure conserving, steam quality and flow rate measurement system is described. Embodiments of the system can include a steam quality measuring device having a converging/diverging nozzle and a conditioning orifice plate. The steam quality measuring device can be adapted to measure flow conditions of a two-phase steam to determine steam quality. The converging/diverging nozzle can be implemented to reduce pressure loss and control flow rate. The conditioning orifice plate can be implemented to reduce flow conditioning pipe lengths and eliminate secondary flow conditioning elements. By placing the two flow elements in series, data from the flow elements can allow for a simultaneous solution of flow equations yielding a measurement for steam quality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180031502A1 COMPACT STEAM QUALITY AND FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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