Ball valve with flow-rate gauge incorporated directly in the ball
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1. A ball valve with a flow-rate gauge incorporated directly in a ball, the ball valve comprising:
- a ball including a calibrated borehole, wherein the borehole being a constriction to the passage of a fluid that passes through the ball.
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The patent concerns a ball valve with a flow-rate gauge incorporated into it, said ball being equipped with a calibrated borehole which constitutes a constriction to the passage of the fluid which passes through the ball. The valve also has two pressure intakes placed before and after the ball respectively, to measure the flow-rate of the fluid that passes through it.
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1. A ball valve with a flow-rate gauge incorporated directly in a ball, the ball valve comprising:
a ball including a calibrated borehole, wherein the borehole being a constriction to the passage of a fluid that passes through the ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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