FLOW METER
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1. A flow meter comprising:
- a meter section formed from a single stock of material and comprising a first inner pipe portion, a second inner pipe portion and an orifice plate defined between the first inner pipe portion and the second inner pipe portion, wherein the orifice plate has an orifice with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inner pipe portion;
a first pipe connecting section connected to a first side of the meter section and having a pipe flange; and
a second pipe connection section connected to a second side of the meter section and having a second pipe flange.
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Abstract
A flow meter includes a meter section formed from a single stock of material and having a first inner pipe portion, a second inner pipe portion and an orifice plate defined between the first inner pipe portion and the second inner pipe portion, wherein the orifice plate has an orifice with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inner pipe portion. The flow meter further includes a first pipe connecting section connected to a first side of the meter section and having a pipe flange and a second pipe connection section connected to a second side of the meter section and having a second pipe flange.
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1. A flow meter comprising:
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a meter section formed from a single stock of material and comprising a first inner pipe portion, a second inner pipe portion and an orifice plate defined between the first inner pipe portion and the second inner pipe portion, wherein the orifice plate has an orifice with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inner pipe portion; a first pipe connecting section connected to a first side of the meter section and having a pipe flange; and a second pipe connection section connected to a second side of the meter section and having a second pipe flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A flow meter comprising:
a meter section formed of a single piece of material machined to form a first weld shoulder, a second weld shoulder, a first conduit forming an opening at the first weld shoulder, a second conduit forming an opening at the second weld shoulder and an orifice plate between the first conduit and the second conduit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
machining a single piece of material to form; a first threaded bore on a first side; a second threaded bore on a second side opposite the first side; a first pipe section on a third side; a second pipe section on a fourth side opposite the third side; and an orifice plate between the first pipe section and the second pipe section. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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