Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flow sensor assembly with integral bypass channel
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Application No.: US13018037Application Date: 2011-01-31
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Publication No.: US08418549B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Jamie Speldrich , Lamar Floyd Ricks , Craig Scott Becke , Feng Weichao
- Applicant: Jamie Speldrich , Lamar Floyd Ricks , Craig Scott Becke , Feng Weichao
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morristown
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morristown
- Agency: Seager Tufte & Wickhem LLC
- Main IPC: G01F1/68
- IPC: G01F1/68

Abstract:
Flow sensor assemblies having increased flow range capabilities are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a flow sensor assembly includes a housing with an inlet flow port, an outlet flow port, a fluid channel extending between the inlet flow port and the outlet flow port, and a bypass channel having a pair of taps fluidly connected to the fluid channel at separate locations. A flow sensor for sensing a measure related to a flow rate of a fluid flowing through the fluid channel can positioned in the bypass channel. A pressure differential between the two taps of the bypass channel can drive a fraction of a fluid flowing through the fluid channel through the bypass channel. The flow sensor assembly may be configured to achieve, control, and/or balance a desired fraction of fluid flow through the bypass channel and past the flow sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120192642A1 FLOW SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL BYPASS CHANNEL Public/Granted day:2012-08-02
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